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4 things I don't say to my children and why I think you should avoid them too

Luluspov – Parenting with grace Parenting with Grace is challenging me daily to be more conscious of what I say to my children to make sure that what I say does not wound or influence the way they view themselves and the world. One of my main love languages is words of affirmations, I know how words affect my world, one of the gifts of kindness I prayerfully give to my little blessings is…
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A letter to the Invisible mom - Mom you are building a great cathedral!

It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I’m on the phone and ask to be taken to the store. Inside I’m thinking, ‘Can’t you see I’m on the phone?’ Obviously not; no one can see if I’m on the phone, or cooking, or sweeping the floor, or even standing on my head in the corner, because no one can see me…
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What I’m doing differently as a second-time mom.

(Please note that this post was written when I was still pregnant with baby #2, in my third trimester) Being a parent beautifully changes your life, and in all honesty, it seems like nothing prepares you for the reality. All that I know about being a parent(which was all theory), all that I gathered from books,experts, my mom, siblings, cousins, friends with kids, did not truly prepare me to be…
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How To Cope With Weaning Your Baby

Breastfeeding is one of the things I looked forward to as soon as I found out I was going to be a mom. I had witnessed all my sisters and cousins breastfeed their little ones and from then I knew I wanted to breastfeed my own children one day. I read all I could get my hands on about breastfeeding and I was prepared, however when I searching for information about weaning my little one, there…
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How to make reading fashionable to your toddler?

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” George R.R. Martin Today I came across a statement that was not so pleasing to read: ‘SOUTH AFRICA IS NOT A READING NATION’ According to a study by PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy) 78% of South African Grade 4 children cannot read for meaning in any…
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How I Named Our Baby

Growing up I have always been that child who missed out on school because of sicknesses. My early years I struggled with Epistaxis (nosebleed), later on, I had Asthma and other complications. I firmly believe that it was because of Grace that I was saved. When I was 15 years old, I went through struggles in my life and one day I decided to take my life. I…
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Please Stop Asking Me When I'm Having Another Baby

Few months after my husband and I got married, some people started asking us when we having a baby. *rolls her eyes* we just smiled and continued with our lives. I remember a older woman I barely had conversations with, called me up during lunch at church. She said I should turn around, and I did without putting much thought into her order. Then she hugged me from behind, pressed my tummy so…
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Newborn Mother

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.Rajneesh Before Birth I was so ready for motherhood. I had it all figured out. Dirty nappies, puke on clothes, I expected it all I was so ready to be a mother, A perfect mother. From the moment I found out I was going to be a…
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StoryTime: Pregnancy, Labor & Delivery

“The moment a child is born, a mother is born also” maggie Scarf Our bundle of joy made her debut into the world on August 27th, 2016. Holding her in my arms took longer than I anticipated, I am so grateful she is here. We are Pregnant January, 5th 2016. 06:00…We found out that we were pregnant. Yay, “I was going to be a mother.” Just like any first time…
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