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I am 30 years old and the mother of 3 wonderful little boys. My sons are 3, 4 and 7 and they are my life. I have been lucky enough to be able to stay at home with my children while my husband of 6 years works. I love to read, write, spend time outside at

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Relationships & Family > Tips for Marital Happiness Tips for a long lasting marriage: 27 of 89

When 2 people get married, they are planning to spend the rest of their lives together. Unfortunately that doesn't always happen. I come from a family of parents and aunts and uncles that have spent 30 or more years married and I have learned a lot from them on how to make a marriage work and last a long time. I myself have ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: First time motherhood: 15 of 49

There are a lot of joys to being a parent. I think the biggest one for me is when those two little arms wrap around my neck and that wide open slobbery little mouth lands right on my lips. There is no better feeling than knowing that this little person looks to me and depends on me for everything and loves me with every ounc...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Relationships with adult siblings: 4 of 11

I grew up with a brother 6 years older than me, a sister 3 years older than me, and an unplanned sister 5 years younger than me. Growing up I idolized my brother. He was my hero and anytime I was in trouble or fighting with my parents he came to my rescue. As I got older I began using drugs and became a very troubled teenage...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Stories of how married couples met: 51 of 91

I had been at a friends house and she was going in Internet chat rooms and talking to people from the area that we lived in. She got me on there talking to this guy, or I should say typing to this guy, and I asked him if he wanted to talk to me just to let me call him cause I wasn't into this typing to talk to people thing. ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Discipline Strategies Creative discipline that really works: 15 of 20

As a mother of 3 boys that are close in age I have had many ups and downs in discipline. My first born child was an angel. He never told me "NO" or argued with me and even went to bed in his own room when I told him to without a fight. Then I had my second son two and a half years later and my rollercoaster ride began. As a ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Death of a loved one: 112 of 129

The day my father died was the hardest day of my life. He had been sick for 9 months and we all knew he was going to die and we all thought we were ready for it, but who can ever really be ready to face the death of someone that was such an important part of your life? I come from a very close family. My dad has 4 brothers a...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Accessories How to safely bathe a baby: 12 of 13

Bathing your baby can be a very wonderful experience or it can be a very scary one if you don't know what you are doing. Here are some tips on safely bathing your baby and ways to enjoy bath time. 1. Get all the items needed for bath time. Towel, Baby Shampoo (or I prefer Head to Toe baby wash), wash cloth, baby lotion, diap...