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"The secret to Happiness: Looking to the eyes of Love "

Written by: Princessdharma, on 05/16/2016
The secret of happiness lies on how you act on life every day. As a first time mom, the first few months was the hardest. I thought reading books, online forums and information about motherhood or parenting was enough preparation, but it wasn't. The real challenge was when my little girl was born. The hours of sleepless nights were exhausting, but when she looks at me like telling me how much she loves me brought new meaning to my life. I miss those first ...

What About Me?

Written by: crisper57, on 05/11/2016
There are so many stories I could tell you about our journey to get pregnant. In fact, I have a journal spanning 250 pages and over two years that details every little development. But I hit on something yesterday that was a sort of epiphany. As a father-to-be, I am seriously in love with my unborn daughter. I am not afraid to express it publicly. I want to participate in every aspect of the pregnancy that I can. In fact, I scan the Internet every evening, looking for c...

TOP 5 Tips to Achieve a Better Work-Life Balance

Written by: vivien.smith.9862, on 12/24/2015
Achieving a successful work-life balance is vital to enjoying and making the most of your time in, as well as out of, the office. According to the latest research of HSE, nearly 39% of all work-related illnesses were caused by stress, anxiety or depression in the workplace.Yes, you work hard, and you’re career-driven, but sometimes this can cause early burnout when you...

“The Baby Is Coming!” How to prepare for the coming of your new-born

Written by: Deane, on 12/23/2015
First of all, congratulations on your on your pregnancy. You are about to enter the most important stage in life –Motherhood, and with it comes its ups and downs. I remember I was very excited when I learnt of my pregnancy and each day my tummy grew bigger, I could imagine having little Timmy in my arms, crawling in the living room, taking his first baby steps, running in the backyard with his playmates, his first day in school,…all the way to the time he’ll start his own fam...

Do Working Mothers Neglect their Family Responsibilities?

Written by: vivien.smith.9862, on 12/02/2015
Previously in the society, the woman’s responsibility was bearing children and taking care of her family. But that mentality long gone and women nowadays work and take care of their families concurrently. We are not known for ‘strength of a woman’ for nothing. I was born in the 80’s and I remember my mum going to work every single day, but she still made sure I did my homework, brushed ...

5 Useful Tips About The First School Experience Of Your Child

Written by: vivien.smith.9862, on 10/15/2015
How to make life easier for pupils and students, who enter these institutions for the first time? All loving parents raise this question. It is enough to competently plan a day of a child and read the following tips.1. Never send a child to some circle or section while he in the first grade The beginning of the "adult" school life is considered to brin...

Trip Advice: How to Become an Efficient Traveler

Written by: vivien.smith.9862, on 07/01/2015
Traveling becomes ever widespread, and today it is more of a habit than something out of ordinary. More and more people opt for individual travels, and independent trips are gaining the momentum. Independent traveling requires you to be smart, quick and dexterous – this all makes your travels efficient. To add value to your trips, read carefully the below recom...

The Only One Crying Here

Written by: annabgiles, on 05/28/2015
My favorite (and, at the time, least favorite) pregnancy moment was finding out I was pregnant.I drank a literal bowl of alcohol the night before at a tiki restaurant (Trader Vic's) for my husband's grandmother's 90th birthday.He asked me that night if I had taken my pregnancy test yet, and I slurred, "I'll take it in da morning, iz probly fine!"So I took it in the morning, and it was not fine. I stared down at two pink lines while crouched, naked, over my in-laws' toil...

Want to do the right thing

Written by: WantToPlayNice, on 05/27/2015
Hello, I really need some advice. I lost my mother 4 painful years ago. My father started seriously dating someone about 10 months ago; to say that we haven't bonded in any way is an understatement. I am 18 weeks pregnant and in the midst of planning my baby shower.I want to play nice and do the right thing but my gut instinct is telling me to invite who I want to invite.The question is ... am I obligated to invite my dad's new girlfriend?...

Mom to be and Dad to be

Written by: Nemo, on 05/19/2015
Having a baby! The emotions of a man and woman are mostly different when we see the two stripes on the test. A dad feels happy definitely, then he starts getting a more responsible feeling, he has to plan financially, he has to cut down on some fun trips and choose the best doctor for the mom and baby. He thinks about getting all nutritious info for the mom to be. He feels his shoulders are more broad, mustache more thick and little more seriousness on his face, enjoying resp...

My Baby Story

Written by: 1976selahs, on 04/25/2015
It felt like I was standing at the far end of a precipice. Overlooking the vast ocean, my struggle was that of fear. Should I jump not knowing if I’d land safely or should I avoid being hurt? Sitting at the doctor’s office from what I thought had been a stomach virus, I was told the very surprising news. “You’re going to have a baby and are two months pregnant.” Quickly a myriad of emotions ran through my being as I sat dumbfounded. What do I think? What do I do? Other parent...

The Day You Find Out You Are Pregnant

Written by: Live4lrenee, on 04/08/2015
You realize you are late, so you take a pregnancy test.Well I wasn’t late. I got a weird feeling that I was pregnant, so I decided to take a pregnancy test. Well I took one before I went to bed, which I know you aren’t supposed to do. I waited like two minutes. It only showed one line, so I just threw it away. Well I went to bed and decided I would take another one in the morning. I woke up in the middle of the night, and I thought it was morning. So I took another test… I ...

There Is No Difference

Written by: Jayy_TheWriter, on 04/07/2015
I might be disabledbut don't count me outI can play any sportI can still scream & shoutI might not blend inwith this world full of teensbut we all still sleep And I am still a human being There is no differencewill you open your eyesI am an amazing personthe one you'd want by your side...

El Nina

Written by: clarinet2016, on 03/27/2015
Pamela awoke with a start as a striking pain racked her body. “MOM! DAD! MARK! IT’S TIME!”, she cries. Jean, her mother, burst through the doorway taking in the scene. Pamela is doubled over her bed, one hand clutching the creme colored sheets, and the other is clasped in her husband’s hand. Pamela cries out once more, ”Mom...th...the baby...she’s..she’s coming.”“BOOOOM!” Jean started as the thunder quaked the house, “I’ll call the ambulance! Hurricane Lake has overtaken the...

My only baby

Written by: agosusegzy, on 03/06/2015
It have been a clear evidence that having a baby is also one of the successful way of life, the name of my baby is Cain, he was born on the 6 of march, doing his mother pregnancy he behave funny mostly sighted in his mother belly and making a sign of freedom,enjoyment and wellness on the top of the woman's belly after. His birth is a freshness and relieve from pain of carrying a weight human, I know it wasn't easy, but how will we do without a child,I know how i look on that...

Unsung Hero: A Watchman Was His Identity

Written by: guptatrisha97, on 01/06/2015
Under the banyan tree by the park’s quarter, sat an old, ragged, bearded man. Every day, at the stroke of midnight, without any dally, he blew his whistle sitting in the nook of the gate. He sat there, warding the thieves away by his warnings even in the most adverse climatic upheavals. I remember being able to sleep soundly every night, thanking his presence and appreciating his sheer diligence. I was a ten year old girl then, yet that man cannot be erased from the canvas o...

Let's Catch Up

Written by: Lalapiez, on 12/17/2014
Dear Diary,It has been a while since we last rendezvous and I must apologise for that. I have been struggling to keep my relationship together, raising my five month old daughter, being back out to work and completing my masters. My life has changed so much in the past year. The news of my daughter was one of the most exciting time of my life and you know I have had some exciting times. The pregnancy was nothing people said it would be. They all said it would be a joy and t...

Millions of us own 5 or more credit cards

Written by: thinkingcup, on 12/08/2014
Advantage or disadvantage using 5 or more credit cards?Advantage or disadvantage using 5 or more credit cards?A staggering 9.2 million of us in the UK own 5 or more credit cards. I suppose this is hardly surprising given the last few years in the UK financial services industry, credit has been made far too easily available to people who either don’t fully understand the financial products they’ve applied for or simply couldn’t afford to make their repayments on mortgages,...

Brave Mother

Written by: Amirsmommie14, on 11/26/2014
I never knew being a mother could being you so much happiness and can bring you sadness. Since I had my son he makes me want to do better and make a better life for him. Everyday I look in his face he puts a smile on my face and that's what keep me going. But at the same time sometimes I just cry my eyes out because his father is not in his life. I want my son to be proud of me. I work to make sure my son has everything he needs and wants. Having my son has made me stronger ...

My Impossible Girl

Written by: Sahara1, on 10/24/2014
"The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places." Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, 1929I don't remember much of that time in '97, but I do remember when my doctor told me I couldn't have children. The pins holding the bones of my shattered pelvis together would puncture my uterus as a child grew. I said, "That's fine; I don't want kids." I was angry they didn't jut tie my tubes while they were in there. Children were not going to happen f...

Not So Foxy Momma

Written by: foxylittlemomma, on 10/23/2014
So here I am, 5 days from my due date. My feet are swollen, my back is achy, i’m nauseous and plagued with indigestion. My face , neck, and back are broke out and my face looks puffy. Despite it all, I want nothing more than to hold this little baby!! To start feeling some type of pain to labor started. I want to see the little stinker who has transformed my body. You know, touch her little fingers and toes, name her, and just hold her for days.The past 22 days have b...

Nesting?

Written by: foxylittlemomma, on 10/23/2014
In the past 24 hours I’ve canned baby applesauce (no sugar), normal applesauce, cinnamon applesauce, pumpkin purée, apple butter and now I have glazed spiced apples in the crockpot. Who says you can’t be productive at almost 35 weeks pregnant.Some say I’m nesting. I say I’m being productive.“D” and I plan to stick to a strict budget moving forward. With me going on maternity leave early and being out of work for the full 12 weeks, we need to do the best we can to sa...

Identity: A will to live

Written by: glpjr, on 09/25/2014
He presented himself to the world without aid, while I was laying crooked on a gurney. It was the wee hours of the morning in a little 8 bed hospital. There was only one nurse, who was quite long of tooth. She had come in to check me, walked away saying I had lots of time but as she reached for the door handle a contraction hit and I yelled. "The baby's coming." This was my third child and I knew the drill, I knew that it took a long time to dilate to five, but when I got t...

5 Practical Tips to Get Back to Normalcy After a Baby

Written by: sarika_periwal, on 09/16/2014
A new mom and her demanding new baby who seems to take up all of her time… balancing home and work; ensuring that there is food on the table, older kids fed, laundry done. For many women who work outside the home, there is also the need to ensure that there are no compromises on the work front. Where is the time to try and fit in an exercise routine in all this! Or the time to plan and cook special low cal meals in the many, many other things that need doing![size=7][b]Ta...

YouTube: Living in the "ish"

Written by: Tillanie, on 07/30/2014
If my husband and I are going to do something "spontaneous" we schedule which night we are going to do it. We put in our calendar on July 12th, "do something spontaneous 7pm-10pm" If we are going to pick somewhere "random" to eat, we usually decide on what type of food and what area of the city, then we go pick somewhere "random." We love living with a schedule. When I became pregnant, our goal was to find a way to stick to a schedule with a baby. So, the first thing I did…go...

13 And Pregnant

Written by: cameran Buell Banfield, on 06/04/2014
im 14 now... but when i was 13 years old i had a beautiful baby boy named Zackary... he became adopted by a loving rich family.. the story is .. i was smoking pot when i was thirteen and, i got really stupid and i had sex with my boyfriend... then later found out i was pregnant.... 9 months later... i was giving birth.. it started when i was using the restroom and i called my mother, and i said " i cant get up " she said "WHY?" i said " Im in labor"... and here i am today alo...

Elizabeth Rose

Written by: Megiris, on 05/31/2014
Last Saturday I got up at 2:00 in the morning and headed over to a birth center to be with my sister as she gave birth to her baby. On the Tuesday after, she finally finished the process. She gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl.Dear Lizzy, your mom had to go through so much to bring you here. Months of carrying you inside if herself, day of painful contractions during labor, hours of attempting to push you out of her body, and finally having to have you cut out. An...

First Time Mommy

Written by: NannyPro, on 05/09/2014
It was the most exciting yet terrifying experience of my life! I was immediately in love and at the same time I had no idea how I was going to be able to meet all the needs of this precious new life. Even though I had read the books and talked to others who were already seasoned vets it did not prepare me for all the adventures I was about to set out on.The first overwhelming obstacle for me personally was the breast feeding. I did not understand why my milk was not coming ...

My take on lampshades

Written by: tcordell51, on 03/31/2014
LampshadeHide the light from meIt will blind my eyeI still want to seewithout you I’ll cryopaque as can benot reflecting nearbyproduced from some old treeremove it for a tryset the light freeeliminate the lie...

Blood of my Blood

Written by: kmtribby, on 03/24/2014
"Jamie and Jon went to the hospital, she is having the baby!" Hearing the news had me making a mad dash to the hospital in hopes that I would be there to welcome my first grandchild into the world. As I enter the room, I receive a smile from Jamie, my grandchild's mother. Overwhelmed with excitement and happiness, I fail to recognize that I had missed the birth by mere minutes. I feel like a major dope when she pulls this beautiful baby from beneath her hospital gown where ...

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