May is Teen Pregnancy Awareness Month. Which is rather ironic to me, because in May 2004 I found out I was pregnant at the very young age of 15.
Being a teenage parent is not for the faint of heart....
This may be a bit of a ways off for some of us, but I wish that someone would have warned me about some of the things I am experiencing as my childbearing years pass.
Yes, I am talking about...
As an adult who has a chronic illness, I am speaking from experience when I say that the best thing you can ever be for yourself and for your children in the case of an illness, is your own (or their...
Never did I think I’d actually read “Pregnant” on a pregnancy test, especially after the many "Not Pregnant" tests I've read. Yes, I desperately wanted to be pregnant, but it seemed unattainable in a sense. But there it was,...
If you are a family on a budget, it’s hard to pack up the kids and go to the movies. For a family of 4 it’s at least $40 to just get into the theater, and that is if...
All information below is from personal experience and from the APFED website on eosinophilic disorders. As with any health-related article, information below is not medical advice. Please seek the advice of your own doctor concerning any health problems.
White blood...
Somewhere, buried in my boxes of old paperwork, there is a document from the University of Wisconsin that declares that I am qualified to teach teenagers how to cook. Technically, my title is Family & Consumer Education teacher, but...
Parenting can be EXPENSIVE . . . between diapers and formula, kids who outgrow clothes every season and ravenous teens eating you out of house and home, it can often feel like there's little left in your budget. That's...
When most people think of a family vacation they picture a mom, a dad, and kids. Today, however, it’s not always that simple. In the last decade, an estimated 24,650,000 children lived in single parent households, so it’s evident...
I’ve been MIA lately, but I've been a little busy: We bought a house in October, I found out I was pregnant a week later, and I started my last semester at USC before graduating with my bachelor's degree!!!!...
#1. “It’s a lifestyle.”
Granted a particular diet might be a lifestyle choice. Some people choose to be vegetarians or vegans. I choose, as much as possible, not to buy or eat factory farmed meat. These are lifestyle choices. However,...
It's Food Allergy Awareness Week, and now that you've gotten the lowdown on what food allergies are and how to deal with them, as well as an allergy mom's POV, it's time to talk local resources.
One of the most difficult...
Although the sun peacefully beams its morning rays on my kitchen floor, I cannot yet feel the calm hope of the burgeoning day. I have just keyed another email to our preschool director, gently reminding the school to be...
Last year, I entered a new mommy club, the club for moms of special needs children. Our son began receiving early intervention services at 18 months old because of a speech delay that I shared with this community last...
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