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Listen To Your Gut

As a parent (particularly a mother), nothing is more important than listening to your gut. Your gut will tell you things that you cannot explain to others and you can’t understand. It will warn you against things and keep you out of trouble or unwary predicaments. Case in point: recently, ...

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Unplanned Pregnancies And Celebrities

I continue to be amazed by the number of unplanned pregnancies in the world. Assuming everyone knows how a baby is created, how can one be unplanned? I’m not talking about the pregnancies where birth control failed or about medical anomalies. I am addressing the pregnancies that are ...

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"Honey, I think It's Time We Get A Minivan."

Are you dreading the day when you trade in your two-seater because the family has gotten too big? Well, transportation has definitely changed since when you were a kid. If it is time for you to upgrade your vehicle to something bigger, then there are important issues to decide before you make ...

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The Greatest Lesson In Life

When you are at peace with having a baby or not having a baby, then what will be, will be. You will either have one (as you were supposed to) or you will not have one (as it was not meant to be). Accept the fact that God has a plan for your life, which may not include children. If you don’t ...

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Finances And Babies

I read an article today about how couples are having fewer babies because of the downtu in the economy. This is comparable to the Great Depression where many Americans put off having children until the economy recovered. I posit that this is a mistake for the following reasons. The average ...

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What's Wrong With Being Successful?

In today’s political arena, once again the topic of should we tax the rich to give more to the poor arises. Why shouldn’t the rich pay more taxes than the poor? They won’t miss that money. It won’t affect their standard of living. Why shouldn’t those with money ...

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While Waiting On Baby

Waiting for baby at the end of your pregnancy is probably the most difficult part of the whole process. You have been waiting nine months and are now anxious to meet your little bundle and move on with your life as a mom. However, each day can be excruciatingly long. You wait in anticipation ...

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The Bias Of News Reports And Studies

I recently saw a news report on NBC Nightly News that discussed how more and more families are choosing not to vaccinate their children. On the surface, this seemed like a very interesting report, so I eagerly awaited the segment. However, after viewing the report, I was left very angry and ...

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Unplanned Pregnancies And Celebrities

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The Real Story Of Dog Ownership With Babies

Surfing the Internet (as I am wont to do at times), I ran across an article entitled “Dogs and Babies”. It was written by an author in reaction to a story that she read in the Wall Street Journal. This author stated that dog owners have a fear of introducing their babies to their dogs and ...

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What Ever Happened To Playing Outside?

When I was a kid, as soon as we got home from school, we went outside to play and we didn’t return until dark. We would catch crawdads in the creek, climb trees, play in a club house, go to the local playground, play ball at the church parking lot and tag with our friends, etc. The list is ...

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Advice For Women Against Waiting To Have Children

“Someday I’ll have kids.” If this is your belief, then this article is for you. For most women, someday never comes. As you get older, the less likely it is you will have kids primarily for two reasons: 1) lifestyle 2) fertility. As you age, you get more and more stuck in the conveniences ...

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If you believe in yourself, then anything is possible.