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Stay at Home or Working Parent
As a single parent, I have had the opportunity to be both, a working mom and a stay-at-home mom. While some have never been granted the chance to choose, both roles are extremely important for the growth of both yourself and your children. As a working parent, you have an important role in making the money and ensuring that there is a roof over your head at all times. You wake up every morning and rush through your routine of getting dressed, brushing your teeth, and barely having enough time to grab a to-go cup of coffee. You shout at your kids to hurry out the door and all pile into your low-on-gas car for school drop-off. Your job isn’t just getting up and going to work but making sure everyone is up and out the door on time and in one piece. Time is of the essence and isn’t as easy as it sounds. Kids have their own clocks that have nothing to do with actual time. They are up when you wake them but can’t find one shoe. They are completely dressed but forgot to brush their teeth. When you almost reach their school for drop-off, they remember they left their homework at home but can’t remember where. As a working parent, you continuously have two jobs at all times. You sometimes find yourself staring at the moms or dads that are the easy-going, down-to-earth, stay-at-home parents. You sit in your car as your kids jump out of your vehicle and say bye to you. You commend all the other parents as they say goodbye to their kids without an ounce of rush in their steps. You think of how easy it is being able to go home and relax after drop-off. You desire that things could be as easy as that for you as well. You admire and even envy them for the life you wish you had.
By VANESSA MARTINEZ3 years ago in Families
11 Signs Your Partner is Cheating on You
11 Signs Your Partner is Cheating on You How do you tell if your partner is cheating? If you ask the same question, you probably think you’re being the victim of infidelity or, at minimum, there is something wrong with your relationship. Cheating signs appear distinct in each relationship naturally; however, there are a few common threads you can detect. The first and most important thing is that: If your gut suggests that your spouse is cheating, you might be accurate.
By Abhishek Saini3 years ago in Families
Life Twice Given
When I was about 5 years old, I had a recurring dream where everyone I knew and loved stood with me in a radiant field with one lone tree full of leaves covered in the hint of fall. Just yards away, poised resplendently in front of us, was a brilliantly colored hot air balloon. I remember thinking it was so magnificent and alluring. I could feel the warm breeze blow through my wispy blonde hair and closed my eyes as I turned to the sun. I was happy. I wanted to share this blissful moment with those around me, but when I opened my eyes, I was alone in the field. All of those cherished people had climbed into the basket of the balloon which was ascending to the sky too fast for me to catch. I stood there with panic filling my entire soul and cried as I was powerless to stop it. Then I would awake again to reality, but the panic would not subside and I would scream until my mom came to calm me and lay in my bed while I held the ties of her robe so she couldn’t leave. There was no significant event that I can remember that stopped these dreams from happening, but they just stopped one day. Far too young to understand why this nightmare would be occurring every night while I slept, I completely forgot about it until the memory came back to me as a young adult. I realized then, that my exploration of identity, though normal, might be a little bit more unique.
By Kali Fox-Jirgl3 years ago in Families
Why Remote Workers Never Go Back to On-Site Jobs
It seems that the employees who are now working from home never want to return to their old jobs. They say they do not have a compelling reason to return, or they’re simply afraid of change. Regardless of the reason, these employees are wasting their valuable time and energy.
By Karin Bauer3 years ago in Families
Passing Along the Baton
Grief is a normal and natural response to loss. It is the emotional pain we feel when we are separated from someone or something we love. The loss can be physical, such as the death of a loved one, or it can be emotional, such as the end of a relationship. Grief can also be caused by other types of losses, such as the loss of a job, home, or pet.
By Pam Zee3 years ago in Families
Your approval of your child may be another kind of bondage
Children need to know that they don't have to do anything to earn our undivided attention. Children deserve to experience that the very fact that they are here on earth is enough to earn them attention and appreciation.
By Fra Tusha3 years ago in Families
There are two peak periods for baby's brain development
The American Academy of Pediatrics, in conjunction with several world-renowned universities and research institutions, has conducted systematic scientific research on the structure and development of the human brain and found that the brain of every newborn baby hides countless future developmental potentials.
By Harry Bird3 years ago in Families
Unwed Mother Having her 8th Baby
I have known this person for well over 20 years now. When my daughter(this is my daughter's friend) met her she had only two kids and was with the father. Well, that went sour after that she slept with everyone and everything. No lie.
By Kerrie G.Diaz3 years ago in Families
The meaning of marriage
Some say that men were once flirtatious warriors, when they met the woman they loved, their hearts would have changed, and their hearts would have been attached, so they fell into a deep broken, and vast ocean of love.
By Baru Ku3 years ago in Families
The essence of all relationship problems is that we don't understand ourselves and others
There are many different patterns of interpersonal relationships, for example, in mother-child relationships, some mothers are prone to blame their fathers, there is a child, the teacher is prone to make the student this is blame type, makes people very annoying.
By Sal Tori3 years ago in Families
Lead with Values
What is important to you in life? Do you know what your values are? Values are those things that are priorities. These can be anything from nature and beauty, adventure, learning, having fun, or honor and integrity. You know these things because when you see them in others, they bring you joy. When you experience them for yourself, they bring you joy. And when you don’t have enough of them in your life, you feel empty, like life has lost meaning.
By Shi Wei3 years ago in Families
10 Ways to Be Happy Now
When you find it hard to be happy it can be downright - well, depressing. Nobody likes to be unhappy and feel down and no one wants to get stuck in that feeling for a long period. That's why finding ways to be happy is important.
By Shi Wei3 years ago in Families