Setting a Romantic Example for Your Children
I hope that someday my children find life partners who make them happy. I hope that I’m setting a good example for them to figure that out, too.
I hope that someday my children find life partners who make them happy. I hope that I’m setting a good example for them to figure that out, too.
An expecting mom needs help deciding whether she should tell her own needy mother that she’s pregnant. It’s a complicated and emotionally fraught relationship that she has with her mom.
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This mom needs advice on whether she should consider the future use of a “dream” baby name that is also the name of her sister-in-law’s lost baby.
We teach our children to reach out to the new kids at school, but do we do it ourselves for new moms in the community? A manifesto for embracing other mothers.
A mom is annoyed that a friend and her child are perpetually late by 20 minutes to every single playdate. Should she say something or let it go?
Kristen Chase talks about motherhood and marriage regret, and how giving ourselves permission to step outside the box might be the key to personal happiness.
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An expectant mom needs help on how to set boundaries and expectations with her beloved (but over enthusiastic) in-laws.
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Single mom, Kristen Chase, pulls a Berger.
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