Guest Post: Jesus Would Be a Gentle Parent
I am incredibly happy to bring to you guys a guest post from Modern Alternative Mama‘s own Kate! We’ll have our own guest post on her blog soon, so go follow her blog so you don’t miss anything from us...
View ArticleYour Choices Matter Today and for the Rest of Your Life
Every day, we make little decisions. Coffee or tea with breakfast? Walk or bike to work? Pants or a skirt? These are decisions that don’t really make a difference in the way we live our lives. It’s not...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Is More Than Just Nutrition
We all know the fantastic benefits of breast milk: healthy fats, lower ear infection rates, higher IQs, the list goes on and on. Breast milk is nature’s free food, perfectly catered to each breastfed...
View ArticleI Slap My Kids, Even Though It’s Wrong
Yesterday, I slapped my 16-month-old daughter in the face and yelled at her. A few years ago, I slapped my son in the face, and yelled at him. Was it for disciplinary reasons? No, of course not. I...
View ArticleGiveaway: Signed copy of “Mommy Breastfeeds My Baby Brother”
If you have a toddler or preschooler and are pregnant or trying to be, this book is an absolute-must! In Mommy Breastfeeds My Baby Brother by Mark Repkin, brand-new big sister Jenna has a lot of...
View ArticleMy Daily ‘Momtras’
I think that most of us love our kids. I know that I love both of mine so much, that I try to do everything I can to ensure their well-being. In spite of that love, though, I’m human and SOMETIMES it...
View ArticleNo High-Five For S#!&y Parenting Choices, Thankyouverymuch!
This is the part where we gather around the proverbial parenting/mothering ‘campfire’ hug each other, and sing Kumbaya. Oh, and we hug, and cry, and tell each other we are perfect. And while we are...
View ArticleOn Labels: Why I Call Myself AP… And Why I Don’t Like To
Labeling people is generally seen as a negative thing, and kids as well, since then there comes some ideal mold that you, or they, feel the need to fit into, or feel restricted by. When it comes to...
View ArticleVoice-Activated Phone Menus Are a Mom’s Worst Nightmare
Technology is one of my favorite things in life. Seriously. Between the internet, my cable networks, my ereader, and so on, I’m in heaven. When we’re not broke, my husband and I enjoy keeping up with...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Advocates Need to Be Honest With Breastfeeding Moms
Breastfeeding is tough. Even if you’re lucky and don’t buy into the many, many Booby Traps in your way, from formula advertising to misleading doctor advice, you still face another challenge, possibly...
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