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My Extremely Helpful Guide to Christmas Shopping

Rookie Mom
This is me trying to choose a present for someone. Notice the dark rings under my eyes. Notice the worry on my brow. I’m actually feeling stressed out just writing this. Everyone is always saying, “I love Christmas shopping! I love queues! I love credit card debt!” Not me. I don’t like any of those…
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What My Father Taught Me

Rookie Mom
“Don’t you wish you had a son?” This question was often directed at my father, who has three daughters of which I am the oldest. Every time, he answered surely and quickly, “Nope. I love being a dad to girls.” And he really does. Even when the house was full of GHDs, giggling girls and…
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Word of the Day: BRAVE

Rookie Mom
Maybe its because I’m now officially in my thirties. Maybe its because of the whole marriage-children thing. Maybe its because the WiFi signal I’m on keeps freaking dropping. Everything is so hard! But it seems like everything is SO HARD. And not just for me. I bet you can think of people you know, people who…
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