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Raising Her, raising me…the journey of parenting

May 23, 2017December 1, 2011 by Shay

Back in 2004 when the Spousal Unit and I sat down and got serious about having a kid, I had all sorts of ideas about how I would raise my child. I admit looking back; a lot of what was driving me was guilt, guilt over feeling that I had failed my firstborn. Having had …

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Categories Parenting, personal growth, Random babble Tags attachment parenting, consensual parenting 6 Comments

Yep, I am a mean girl!

May 23, 2017November 28, 2011 by Shay

Sometimes a seemingly small and insignificant event occurs yet it stays with you and you just can’t release it no matter what. That happened to me a few months ago when I had an online altercation with a fellow blogger which resulted in the other blogger calling me a mean girl. In the end not …

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Categories personal growth, Random babble Tags mean girls, queen bees 2 Comments

Loving the me that is

May 23, 2017November 15, 2011 by Shay

For all my bravado, I have to admit that at times I have had a very low opinion of myself especially when it comes to my body. I have been actively working to move beyond it but the reality is that many times when I looked in the mirror what looks back at me, makes …

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Categories personal growth, Random babble Tags acceptance, self image, self love 5 Comments
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