Second Baby Shower Blues When You’re In Need
A mom is in financial need of being showered for her second baby but is concerned about the baby shower etiquette and politics of the South. Amalah helps out with some ideas.
A mom is in financial need of being showered for her second baby but is concerned about the baby shower etiquette and politics of the South. Amalah helps out with some ideas.
Congratulations! You’re no longer the center of our universe! Here’s a t-shirt.
An expectant mom is being pressured to have a postpartum baby shower by her husband’s family and friends. What are her alternatives?
Goddess of Advice, Dearest Amalah, I have a question regarding etiquette. I know that you recently left the office world where co-workers were a few feet a way and you are now learning the life of the freelancer, with fellow bloggers an IM away. But…
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