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Single Mom blues, they really suck. I have to say being a single mom is extreme. You get all the good stuff without having to share it but when you get the bad stuff, you get all of that too.
Today is one of those bad stuff days. I feel so isolated and frustrated on days like these. Why…
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Breast cancer is symptom of a deep seeded issue of mothering harboring in the breast. If not addressed in a lifetime it will manifest itself in a cancer. Health and emotions go together in all aspects of our bodies and when things are not in balance they become physical… Read More »
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by Leslie Morgan Steiner
(Mommy Track'd - Two Cents on Working Motherhood)
As much as I grow wistful as summer ends, like most moms, I secretly look forward to a return to the peaceful…
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by Risa Green (Tales from the Mommy Track) I’d like to go on
record as a parent by saying that I hate organized sports. Okay,
wait: I don’t really have anything against the actual sports
themselves – I… Read More »
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How wonderful it would be to push the "stop" button on this merry-go-round of mothering for awhile, jump off to sit quietly, alone, close your eyes and take a deep breath and just have some time of reflection, clarity, and respite. Where can you begin in shifting your experience of mothering from one of hardship and struggle to one of satisfaction and contentment? Read More »
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I am not a perfect mom. I am okay with that. In fact, I have stopped trying to be perfect. Instead, this Mother's Day, I am accepting me for who I am, for the mother that I am.
I will never be "together." There will always be loose ends, some missed step, something that was overlooked or that is falling apart. I'll forget the permission slip, the doctor's appointment, where I put the sunscreen, and even my parents' wedding anniversary. (Sorry, Mom and Dad.)
I'm almost always 5, 10 or 15 minutes late. (Four kids will do that.) Eventually, I get where I need to be. The world doesn't end.
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Mothering is an act of love; a relationship more than a role or tasks to accomplish. It's easy to get lost in the to-dos of mothering and lose sight of the relationship. This includes the relationship we have with ourselves. We focus on emptying the laundry basket, hitting the gym, filling the fridge, running the errands, and yet, while we may be busy, we feel drained. Life feels like a giant to-do list.
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What is Post-Partum Depression? How to help it naturally.
Some women, less than one half of one percent, may also suffer from the more serious post partum depression psychosis, which is so severe it includes:
- Trouble sleeping or sleeping…
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Three kids, the older two are far enough older to be considered easy. The baby is 9 months old and so different from the others. He is absolutely the most difficult of the three, and it is not necessarily because I am busier. On the contrary, I make more time now than I did when…
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