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Mama, life is a balancing act. But don't forget that you ARE still your own person, too, under the mom title and you need to remember to take care of YOU. Whether you're a stay-at-home mom juggling housework, playgroups, volunteer work and school activities or a career mom maintaining the tricky balance of being a good employee and meeting your family's needs. A young mom, an older mom, a nursing mom, an entrepreneurial mom or a single mother - we're all in this journey together! You have come to the right place for information, inspiration and support. Our message board community is 21,000 moms strong! We take our roles as wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and best friend very seriously; we want to be the best we can for our families and friends. But we also know how to poke fun at ourselves and see the humor in the situation. Motherhood is messy and stressful and fattening - and joyous, rewarding and an everyday delight. Join us for the ride!
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My macho pregnancy
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| The last thing tomboy Jennifer Senior expected while expecting? That she'd discover her inner girl. |
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"I hate asking for help"
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| It's the four-letter word no woman likes to utter. How to ask for what you need. |
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Single mom diaries: And baby makes two
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| We all grew up believing the fairy tale: You meet Mr. Right, and soon after, start having kids. But what if he never comes along? What if things don't go as planned and time... |
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Top 6 amazing Olympian moms
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| Most people can't imagine training for an Olympic sport, let alone doing so while raising young children. But for Olympic moms, motherhood and the pursuit of their dreams go... |
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Deciding to be a work at home mom
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| My breath may have caught in my throat when I asked my manager if I could speak with her privately, but once I'd tendered my resignation, I walked out of her office with an... |
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10 Secrets of great moms
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| REDBOOK knows that moms know. So the life-tested parenting advice here comes straight from the mouths of the experts -- you!Compiled by Lindsey Palmer |
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Deployed military parents: choosing custody or duty
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| In Iraq, our armed forces know the dangers. But few realize that military duty may cost them custody of the kids they left behind. |
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Dating tips for the single mother
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| If you think dating in your teens and twenties is hard, just try dating at any age when you have kids! But that doesn't mean it's all bad news. Here are some idea and... |
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Mother Nurture: Dealing with insomnia
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| Parenting is a lot of work! But to be the best parents we can be, we have to take time to nurture ourselves as the people we are outside of being Mom or Dad. Psychologist Rick... |
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Stroller addicts anonymous
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| My name is Minsun and I’m a recovering Stroller Addict. As a former stroller-whore, I struggle with the constant compulsion to acquire ever newer, sleeker strollers. |
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What's your celebrity maternity style?
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| Gone are the days when pregnant celebrities would hide out for nine months, emerging only after they had lost all their baby weight. Today's celebrities flaunt their changing... |
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She's four, not 40
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| After having two boys, I admit I looked forward to dressing a daughter. For the first two and a half years or so, buying clothing for my daughter met all my expectations. But... |
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Stressed out, with a Caribbean cruise nowhere in sight?
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| April is Stress Awareness Month. As many as 79 percent of Americans say that they are stressed, according to a the results of an October 2007 survey by the American Psychology... |
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How to steer clear of a bad playdate: The 9 moms to watch out for
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| Finding compatible playdate partners is even more daunting than finding a life partner. A romantic coupling only requires two people to click. But playdating is a fearsome... |
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Writing thank-you notes: Good habit or special torture?
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| The day after their birthdays and Christmas, my boys think I am the meanest mom in the world. After days that are such tributes to consumerism and benefit them so well, I won't... |
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Baby registry etiquette
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| Registering for your baby-to-be can be a daunting task. Where do you even begin? How do you decide what to zap with that scanning gun, how many of each and what to walk right... |
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Junior scientists and age-appropriate competition
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| Woody was in the town science fair over the weekend. He and a friend collaborated on a project about buoyancy. Of course in my totally unbiased opinion, it was an excellent... |
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Mommies pushed to the limit
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| You’ve been there. We all have. You’re tired and the stress keeps piling on. You slept through the alarm. Breakfast was a coffee and a Tic Tac. The kids are cranky and... |
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Orthorexia: Unhealthy consequences of eating too healthy
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| Orthorexia is a subclinical eating disorder characterized by the obsession of eating healthy. Even though you may think your religiously-followed balanced diet is good for you,... |
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Promoting unity: Our family is a team
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| With the lengths my husband and I go through to make sure the kids are covered, it's really no wonder that sometimes the kids think it's all about them, that they can call the... |
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The power of "I'm sorry" when you really mean it
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| When the kids are disciplined for various reasons, I insist, after we have all calmed down a bit and discussed what has happened, that they apologize for their behavior to... |
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8 hot 80s items for your little superstar
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| If you find yourself nostalgic for everything 80s – Rubik's Cube, Ms Pac-Man, Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Chachi and more - why not let your retro style live on through your... |
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Big Foot lives here: Sharing shoes with my son, for now anyway
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| I grabbed a pair of shoes from the shoe basket a couple of weeks ago and walked down the road to the mailbox. Midway through my walk, I realized the shoes were not mine. They... |
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The rowing machine and I need relationship therapy
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| For someone who claims to be allergic to exercise and didn't exercise regularly until three years ago, I do pretty well. I exercise four to five times a week for 30 to 60... |
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No foolin': When April 1 changed for me
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| April Fool's Day can be a very silly day. Growing up, my friends and I would try to trick each other all day long, yearning for that opportunity to exclaim, "April Fools!" In... |
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