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9 Astoundingly Ignorant and Revisited Things Said to SAHMs

Moms get a lot of judgmental comments and unwanted advice and sometimes it gets really irritating. A stay at home mom is constantly being mom shamed for "getting to be home" or not working a job. And just as equally, working moms also get mom shamed for "leaving" or "not caring" about their kids. A lot of times the shaming comes from ignorance of others, of not actually knowing what it takes to have a family or manage their career as a woman in this modern-day world. Other times it comes from another parent with a very different perspective and…

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December 4, 2019

Parenting

Struggling To Begin The Preschool Research Process

With my son turning four this year he becomes eligible for a free program called VPK, or Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten. I’ve been resisting the idea for months. Recently, I've come to the realization that I need to accept that my kid needs to go to school and I cannot delay it any longer. It's time for me to start the preschool research process. * This post includes Affiliate Links. Deciding Whether To Send Our Kid to Preschool My husband and I have always been in agreement that we didn’t want to put our kids in daycare or preschool. We wanted our kids…

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May 17, 2019

Mom Life

Grocery Shopping With Two Kids: What Worked With a Baby and Toddler

Grocery shopping with two kids sounds simple enough until you actually have to figure out where everyone—and the groceries—are supposed to go. When my kids were both under two, even a basic grocery trip came with logistics I hadn't really thought about before. My toddler still needed to ride in the cart, my baby was often in her infant car seat, and somehow I still needed room for the groceries. Over time, I figured out a few things that made grocery shopping with a baby and toddler much more manageable—from how I arranged everyone in the cart to keeping them…

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April 27, 2018