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Are Children with Autism Singled Out?

Are Children with Autism Singled Out?   Why do I ask this question? Because of what happened at my son’s school just this past Friday. Why is this past Friday important? Because this past Friday was only a few short days after the latest awful school tragedy, this one in Parkland, Florida. In this version…

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A Bad Moms Christmas Movie in Theatres Now

I'm a bad mom. Or at least sometimes I feel like a bad mom. Don't we all sometimes though? We don't live up to the PTA's expectations, we're overcommitted, we having parenting fails, we're tired, we want some things for ourselves. Yet, we also do some pretty great things as moms too. For me this…

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How Soon Can You Get Pregnant After Stopping the Pill?

Like many women, you may be waiting for the best time to get pregnant. Birth control methods help prevent unplanned pregnancies. The birth control pill, a method used by many women, works by altering your hormones. Like condoms, spermicidal creams and diaphragms, this temporary method of birth control allows women to decide when they want to become pregnant. Knowing how long the hormones can affect your fertility will help you plan when to stop taking this form of birth control.

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Motherhood – Too Much Over Sharing?

When watching movies, television shows or reading novels, I always wondered how authors could gloss over the every day trials and tribulations of being a human being. Why didn’t the main character ever get plagued with a migraine? How come protagonists never complained of stomach cramps? Why couldn’t a romantic lead ever interrupt a pivotal…