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Can I handle taking care of a baby?

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Because Babies Don’t Come With Nice Leather-Bound Dayplanners Hi there! I’ve been reading you at Amalah & here since the beginning of the school year (I even read the archives; I had a lot of time on my hands before the kids came back) and…

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Trying to Conceive: Infertility Before Age 30

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Dearest Amalah, I’ve been reading Amalah and the Smackdown for quite a while now and I’m hoping that maybe you can help me. I’m pretty sure you can relate to what I’m about to say. For many, many years I swore that I just wasn’t…

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