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Cancer Moon

Personalities And Astrology | 18 hours ago by Hanne klein

The Moon governs the emotions, feelings, compassion and affection. It is associated with motherhood and symbolizes what the traditional mother is to her child. She is the nurture and also the provider of day to day necessities and the protector again read more

ThatOneAmy

I've Been Picked Up By The Loony Bus

You Are a Fly On My Wall | November 14th 2009 by Amy

and I got on voluntarily! If you have young children, you know what I mean. When they're sick, that is. I guess it's worse when you're sick too - monumentally worse. I'm counting my blessings because so far I've averted all sickness...so far.My Tin read more

tanitorr

because 13 isn't always unlucky

Ruminations of a Twenty-Something Momma | November 13th 2009 by Tania Torres

This Friday the 13th, Baby, you are 7 months old.At some point in the future, you will undoubtedly encounter someone who will try to tell you that 13 is, in fact, an unlucky number. You and I both know that there is little basis to such a silly supe read more

texasholly

Revision in Bedtime Policy

June Cleaver Nirvana | November 13th 2009 by texasholly

Bedtime has been family time. Soon after Reid(6) transferred out of his crib, he climbed into bed with Ryan(8). Soon after Rhett(3) transferred out of his crib, he climbed into bed with Reid and Ryan. Soon after three boys started sleeping in ONE tw read more

sillikat

Is my mum happier than me?

Nag Mummy | November 13th 2009 by Keith Nakamura

I came across an interesting article, What Women Want Now in the October 26 edition TIME magazine. It caught my interest and I downloaded a paper titled The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness cited in the article. Here’s the abstract the paper, read more

Marcys

True Madness

Dirty Laundry | November 13th 2009

From Judith Warner’s excellent op-ed in the New York Times today: “Stupak-Pitts passed not just because a group of Catholic bishops bore down on Democratic lawmakers. It passed because it could. Maybe because our cultural memory is short; read more

mommioamp

To all the mothers, fathers, children and your children's childre…

Mommiography | November 12th 2009

A mother gives of her best to her children so dear,Loves them at all times, even through tears,Thinks not of herself,But of their well-being and health,Teaches them to trust and obey the Lord,To pray and faithfully study His word,Mentors and motivate read more

mommioamp

Excerpts of the past (first time mom)

Mommiography | November 12th 2009

courtesy of my multiply account (ampmode.multiply.com)Title: On being a Housewife and a MotherJune 14, '08 12:57 amSince I got pregnant and up to now, I've been a stay-at-home wife & it's been 3 months since I officially became a mommy. A lot hav read more

mommioamp

Mother in Different Languages

Mommiography | November 12th 2009

Language Mother Afrikaans Moeder, Ma Albanian Nënë, Mëmë Arabic Ahm Belarusian Matka Bolognese Mèder Bosnia read more

mommioamp

A Homemaker's role

Mommiography | November 12th 2009

A homemaker handles household responsibilities as her main daily activity. While not an occupation in the traditional sense, as it is not usually undertaken for monetary remuneration, a homemaker may work full-time to maintain the home environment. T read more

MirandaK23

You Know You’re A Mom When…

Keeper of the Cheerios | November 12th 2009 by Miranda

The only band-aids you can find when you cut your finger have Barbies or Scooby Doo on them. You know all the songs on Barney, Caillou, Sesame Street, Hannah Montana, etc. word for word! You find yourself with those songs stuck in your head on a f read more

swellmama

Mommy care

pretty*swell | November 12th 2009 by Suzanne

Just as I thought we’d cleared Small Fry’s mommy phase, a whole new realm of separation anxiety has swept in to kick our asses. She freaks when I leave the room, even if her dad is sitting right beside her. Which also bothers him, but tha read more

nodinsnest

Childhood Perceptions

Baggage and Bones | November 12th 2009 by Nodin's Nest

When I was a girl, we had a large marble top dining room table. As a family we ate meals there, did our homework and a lot of crafts. I remember rolling cookie dough on the cold marble top and setting out trays and trays of cooked ones to cool. It wa read more

silenceandnoise

greetings from planet baby

silence and noise | November 12th 2009

Bresho had his first nosebleed yesterday. It was pretty scary to see your little baby all covered in blood. I put him down for a nap in the afternoon and when I went to get him after he had woken up, my heart stopped. Everything was covered in blood: read more

Beyondallmeasure

Some soul searching

Beyond All Measure | November 12th 2009 by Sarah

First off let me say I am sick today. Ucky sinus stuff is giving me a foggy head, so please bear with me.I started blogging because I wanted to help people. To make a difference. I would love to do that in person, but right now that is not very feasa read more

Pitonizza

La vida continúa

Pitonizza punto com | November 12th 2009 by Pitonizza

Solo que ahora nadie me despidirá en el umbral de la puerta. Nadie correrá tras de mi a entregarme lo que se me está olvidando. Nadie me llamará a las 3 am cuando estoy de farra, preocupada por mi tardanza. Nadie me pondrá una toalla mojada en l read more

confusedhomemaker

Homemade Books

The Confused Homemaker | November 12th 2009 by beth

When I came downstairs today the kids were making me these books.  Hubby was getting ready for work & they were hard at work themselves.  My oldest was leading the charge, he wanted to get it done before we left to take him to school. It was a read more

tusharm

Marley Shelton Introduces Baby West Flynn!

Best Celebrity Scoop | November 12th 2009 by Tushar Mathur

Marley Shelton introduces her newborn daughter, West Flynn, 2 months, in this week’s edition of Life & Style magazine. The actress credits her quirky role in the film Sugar & Spice for helping her prepare for the arrival of little West read more

swellmama

Sleep, how do I love thee?

pretty*swell | November 12th 2009 by Suzanne

(This is part of the Belly to Butterfly series, written by my sis Laura.) I love sleep. I excel in the sleep department. If sleep were a major in college, I would’ve graduated summa cum laude. In fact, one time in college, my roommates and I slept read more

whendidibecomemom

Momma always said....

When did I become my Mom | November 12th 2009

My Mom always told me the best punishment I could get was to grow up and have kids of my own. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't a bad kid....in my early years. :-) Just kidding. I was never a bad kid, but my teenage years? I admit I was more than a handf read more

beautyfilledlife

Once A Mother, Always A Mother

It's A Beauty Filled Life | November 12th 2009 by Jennifer

Last night, I went to my friend’s house to enjoy a childfree (for me), laughter-filled evening with lots of reminiscing and karaoke.I went to my friend’s house to get a break from my day-to-day routine of having someone tugging on my clothing/hai read more

Azad

An ordinary, decent company — right!

Accidental Academic | November 12th 2009 by Azad Essa

Most of us ordinary, reasonably decent people have difficulty wrapping our minds around the legal notion of a company being a “person” in the same way we are. People are people and companies are, well, just, y’know, companies. Peopl read more

BeeLove

11:11 = 12 Years

The Love Blog | November 12th 2009 by Barbara Doduk

Today is my Blog Anniversary. 12 years ago I started a web site. I was separated, heading for divorce, had just moved into a townhouse that I bought, living all alone with 4 fat cats. I was creative writing and wanted to make a web site to showcase m read more

wrpalomo

Night and Day

My Rocking Cradle | November 11th 2009 by Wendy

For the past days, my Little Dynamo would wake up to: Little Dynamo: Is it daytime now? Me: Yes. Little Dynamo: Why is it daytime now? Me: Look out the window. The sun is shining now. Little Dynamo: The sun is here now? Why? and the whys go on and read more

eastkentuckygal

Native Nations Mini Pow-Wow – A Homeschool Field Trip

A Mountain Mama's Blog | November 11th 2009

In honor of Native American Heritage Month and our own Cherokee lineage, we took a family outing today to the Native Nations Mini Pow-Wow at a local community college.  It was such a blessing to be there and to take the girls.  November is filled w read more

naomiwillow

Sesame Street Turns 40

First Comes Dog, Then Comes Baby | November 11th 2009 by Naomi

This week Sesame Street turned 40. I enjoy the old classics on their web site. Keziah will watch some of them. In honor of this anniversary, I’m putting up a video of my favorite little boy from the 70s, John John. read more

mummymayhem2009

Politics in the Playground: Which Mum Are You?

Mummy Mayhem | November 11th 2009 by Jodie Ansted

On Monday, British blog A Modern Mother (link here) posted a humorous piece on playground politics. I was immediately intrigued. I've often thought about this very subject, and I've had discussions before with other mums about it. Often, being a moth read more

bluemilk

A quiet revolt

blue milk | November 11th 2009 by blue milk

Lauca was given a Little Mermaid play mat and it was on my ‘throw out’ pile for ages because I detest the story of The Little Mermaid (ie. a young woman giving up her voice in order to keep the man she loves? Ugh) and I hate the Disney a read more

cedartrees4

Adoption separation: A tragic end for one natural family

On a little island in the Pacific: n adoption blog — the… | November 11th 2009 by Cedar

I have a friend, Rowena, who is a natural mother who lost her son to adoption. Rowena was only 17 when she gave birth to her son Blaise, and in Grace Hospital in Calgary, they only allowed her to see him sparingly for few days after his birth, and th read more

Marcys

Will We Gain Health Care but Lose Abortion?

Dirty Laundry | November 11th 2009

Grrrr! My blood pressure is going sky high. To read the whole story, click on the first phrase below. WASHINGTON – Catholic bishops have emerged as a formidable force in the health care overhaul fight, using their clout with millions of Catholi read more