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Some children march to the beat of their own drum. This is especially true for those with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), who have…
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How many of us have been conditioned to believe that life’s natural progression will lead us to the creation of our own nuclear family? Having…
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Click here to view our podcast channel! Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many of our lives have been altered or changed in some capacity. So have…
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Mommy blogging started to gain popularity in 2010 and gave mothers a platform to share parenting experiences. By 2014 there was a predicted 4.4 million…
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To my daughter I will say, ‘When the men come, set yourself on fire’ – In love and In War, Warsan Shire “Teaching My Mother…
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When a father loses a child, his grief can sometimes be eclipsed by that of the mother’s. This poem by Eileen Knight Hagemeister describes how…