Are You a Good Mom?
When you held your newborn baby for the first time and thought, “Wow…what do I do now?” You were a good mom… When you fed, bathed, clothed and stared at your baby with amazement even […]
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Is There Light at the End of the Diapers?
I am in line at the grocery store and staring at the woman in front of me. A smudge of white on her shoulder, oatmeal smeared on her thigh and a raisin stuck on her […]
Three Things I Wish I Knew Before Having Kids
You wish you knew sleepless nights turn into sleepless years. Before we have a baby, we think we know what staying up with a baby will be like. Most of us have stayed up all […]
Tips for New Moms – What Our Panelists Wish They Would Have Known
This week our panelists go back in time to when they were new moms. Offering you advice and wisdom from what they learned and what they wish they would have known if they had to […]
Sometimes Feel Irrelevant in Motherhood?
Relevance The matter at hand is always changing from breakfast to lunch to dinner from cash to time to patience from the dog who stops, refusing to move pushing the owner’s lips into a shape […]
How to Cope With Sick Kids
It seems like a good time to address the cold and flu season. The kids are sick and soon you will be too. And if history repeats itself, so will Dad. The good news is […]
Tips and Wisdom for the New Mom
No Makeup Required readers asked for advice on being a new mom. A first baby brings a love so deep only known by a mother. A little anxiety, fear and guilt along the way are […]
Will You Survive Motherhood?
Whether it’s a silent plea or a loud cry with tears streaming down your face, every Mom eventually asks: “Will I survive Motherhood?” Sometimes you are tired and out of patience. Your hair could grease […]