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Parenting Lessons from The trenches and a LITTLE BITES giveaway!

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Parenting Lessons from The trenches is sponsored is by Little Bites It's been a "minute" since I negotiated the merits of wearing shorts in favor of snow pants to a five year old who is HELL BENT on wearing snow pants with lamb's wool and snow shoes in 60 degree weather- but this weekend- the good, the bad and the drive-you-to-lock-the-door because you LITERALLY just want a minute to pee in … [Read more...]

Game Day Vegetarian Chili and Krusteaz Cornbread Muffin Recipe

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Game Day Vegetarian Chili and Krusteaz Cornbread Muffin Recipe is a sponsored post My husband desperately wanted a son. Of course he never admitted it- and once we had our daughter he even said he couldn't see himself  as a father to anyone but a girl. But that's the thing about parenthood- it stretches your heart in ways that are hard to articulate. It changes your perception of who you are … [Read more...]

Divorce and Kids | Can Children Be Happy With Divorced Parents?

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Divorce and Kids | Can Children Be Happy With Divorced Parents?   Divorce has become very rampant in the last decade. The courts keep on recording hundreds of divorce requests from couples on a weekly basis as people are resorting to taking a full split, despite having children. It’s almost as if there are divorced families wherever you turn to. The critical aspect of divorces is the … [Read more...]

26 Ways Motherhood Changes You

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Motherhood has changed me in ways that are hard to articulate. And you'd think after having a kid for 18 years I'd have this parenting thing down to a science but the cold hard truth is I don't. This week I learned that asking my 14 year -old son how his day was will get me this response ,"Fine". But asking him what was the BEST part of his Day will ACTUALLY garner me some real live details … [Read more...]