Pregnancy involves a significant amount of decision-making. When I was pregnant with my first child, questions ranging from the trivial to life changing would constantly race through my mind. Choosing a name was a complex decision because it needed to be one that could…
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Before I had children – and a spouse for that matter – keeping my home and car clean was easy. When I was living the single life in London, UK, I resided in shared accommodation and split the cost of a cleaner with my…
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I distinctly recall my first middle school dance. It was 1989 and hits by New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), Debbie Gibson and Vanilla Ice were the songs ‘du jour’. My girlfriends and I belted out the lyrics to their songs as we danced…
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My life falls into two time periods, “BC” (Before Children) and “AC” (After Children). BC, I spent a number of years living the life of a busy singleton in Central London. During this time, which was prior to the start of my teaching career,…
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“Where is everyone?”, my children asked the other day while walking past the playground in our neighborhood. The birds were chirping, the sun was shining, there was not a cloud in the sky, yet the smiles and laughter of happy children were nowhere to…
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Throughout my first pregnancy, I spent many hours preparing for my daughter’s arrival. I consulted countless baby and pregnancy lists and stocked up on everything I thought I would need for my mini-me-to-be and me. There were items stashed in every crevice of our…
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When I was pregnant with my first child, I distinctly remember the list of food restrictions that I was given by my midwife. The idea that I needed to limit my caffeine intake, say goodbye to alcohol for nine months, and avoid unpasteurized milk…