As I wandered through the garden flowers blooming outside my house yesterday I happened upon some bumblebees as they went about their business leaping from flower to flower in search of nectar and pollen I happen to like bumblebees and butterflies. They have always been a fascination of mine since childhood and having grown up in a country environment I was comfortable with them being around. My two youngest girls are scared of all bees.
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What you see on movies, TV shows, videos, is labor is so simple. A pregnant wakes up with a start, grasps her belly, and shakes her sleeping partner with: “sweetie, it’s time”. But in real life, labor is not that simple.
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The summer fun is about to end and now its time to get back to the business of school. It’s something the kids and parents alike dread. But the process can go much smoother if you plan ahead.
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I often have the privilege to talk with young women experiencing an unanticipated pregnancy. Their emotions, thoughts and fears can be varied, intense and distressing. It is important that they feel safe and comfortable enough to explore their inner experience and feelings.
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If you’re a parent, even of a newborn, you know how quickly children get big. One minute you’re bonding with them in the hospital after birth, the next you’re watching them graduate from high school.
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Prom night could be dangerous for you son and daughter. Take the fear away by renting them a limo.
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Proper nutrition during pregnancy is one of the best gifts you can give to your unborn baby. But don’t forget, eating well healthy for your unborn baby means eating well for you. Many moms to be forget that they too benefit from proper nutrition during pregnancy. After all what you put into your body while pregnant directly effects how your unborn baby copes with and recovers from all the physical and emotional changes you go through during pregnancy.
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Do you know what your kids are eating at school lunch? You have a better chance if you make them a school lunch. You can at least hope they eat their pretzels and sandwich in “The Juice Box Jungle.”
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They say that nothing is easy in life and with regard to an international adoption that is an understatement! From the first decision to adopt a child to the actual moment when you stand in the court and have the final decree announced that your child is legally yours, the road is filled with pitfalls and obstacles of the magnitude you never anticipated. ‘Hang In There’ will become your mantra.
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Of course you love your parents - that’s a given. But at times, maintaining the bond between parent and adult child can be as challenging as that between parent and teenager. These days, both of you are confronting new challenges — retirement or career changes, health issues, concerns about the future. It’s to be expected these issues will affect your relationship, but as you change, so, too, must your relationship with your parents change.
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