Tag: single mom
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Self-care for the highly sensitive mom – Me
I’m writing this post after spending five days in California with my little one. It was a trip that was so necessary. Honestly, I’ve been feeling burnt out and irritable these days. More than a year ago, I started my new role as community engagement manager. One week later, I learned that my little one…
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Raising a wise child
When I became a mother, I thought it would always be my role to help my daughter navigate through life. But lately, I’ve been thinking a whole lot about how children can come to us with such honesty, sincerity and natural wisdom … and how as adults, we can miss it, because we get so…
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I’m a Single Mom – Please don’t wish me a Happy Father’s Day
This Father’s Day, my little one drew pictures for her grandpa (my dad) and wrote a lot of knock-knock jokes for him to read when he opened up the card we mailed him. But, yesterday while we walked around the store and passed the Father’s Day gifts section, she said, “You’re lucky, mom.” It’s been…
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Why boundaries matter for kids, too
Establishing clear personal boundaries —knowing when to say no — is also part of God’s plan for our lives. I want my daughter to know this deep in her soul. So when someone approaches her wanting to pressure her into doing something she knows she doesn’t want to be a part of, she will be…
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To the single mom at Christmas
I still vividly remember the last Christmas we spent with my daughter’s father. It was also the last day we saw him. Since then, a lot has changed. My daughter and I have lived with my mother over the years in our small house and every year we pull out our fake Christmas tree and…
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Every single mom needs a tribe
Why you need to find a circle of women who get you My girlfriends and I have a Facebook messenger group chat. It’s the place where we vent about the terrible moments with our kids, the painful parts of dating, awkward visits to the gynecologist, funny memes, awful insider jokes, inspirational quotes and prayers. The…
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