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I am a 32 year old mother to 7 young children and pregnant with what will probably be our last. I have been married for 8 years to my best friend. I have experience with early education and home schooling, natural birthing and home birthing, mental health,

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Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms The difference between spirituality and religion: 1 of 28
There is a tremendous difference in spirituality and religion. Those who are spiritual know this, those who are religious do not. There's the first and foremost difference.Religion is a man made set of doctrines, laws, traditions and practices, usually set in place as ways to supposedly (according to mortal man) achieve the b... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Which would you rather have: Courage or wisdom?: 2 of 26
Courage and wisdom; two extremely valuable and noble traits.Each of these terms come with a certain amount of loose interpretation. For the sake of this essay I interpret courage as the ability to act from the heart without fear, insecurities or defenses. I take wisdom to mean having knowledge, book smarts, intelligence.If I ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Feeding & Breastfeeding Should babies be put on feeding schedules or fed on demand?: 3 of 31
As a mother of seven children, experience has taught me that when it comes to feeding your baby, "on demand" is far better for both you and your child.I started out feeding on a schedule, as I was taught to in the hospital. I adhered strictly to this rule and it caused a lot of stress for both me and my daughter. I'd have to ... More..
Health & Fitness > Personality Disorders Living with borderline personality disorder: 1 of 10
Living with someone who suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder is not by any means an easy task, but what is often overlooked is that the person suffering from BPD is living in a nightmare him or herself. They don't mean what they say. They are often incapable of making rational decisions. They don't do what they do for... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Where was God on 9/11?: 5 of 48
Most people want a clean, easy explanation about why God "let" this catastrophe happen on September 11, 2001. Nobody has a perfect answer to this as nobody is God. However, we can learn from the Bible some of the reasons this came about, and we can grasp an understanding of why it was "allowed" to happen.God hadn't played a h... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Advice Finding true and honest friends: 2 of 16
There is a huge difference between friends and acquaintances. True and honest friends are few and far between, but worth more than their weight in gold. To find them you need to be a true and honest person yourself. If you're a liar, you'll attract other liars. If you're a drunk, you'll attract other drunks. Chances are, if y... More..
Sciences > Psychology Exploring the relationship between borderline personality disorder and parental bonding: 1 of 7
Borderline Personality Disorder is too often a misunderstood and under diagnosed mental illness. Like most mental illnesses, there is questionable debate over how it works and why it develops. While there is some research that supports the possibility that it may be genetic, most research so far has pointed to Borderline Pers... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Cowboy humor: True stories about neighbors: 3 of 15
When I was moving in to a new neighborhood (if you will consider 4 neighbors as a "neighborhood") with my husband and 6 children (with one on the way) I wanted to step off on the right foot. I was afraid that with 6 kids my new neighbors would assume I must have a dirty house and unkempt kids. That chaos ruled and I was out o... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Engagements & Proposals Best reasons to marry: 19 of 87
Making the decision to marry will be the easiest decision you will ever have to make. Not what you expected to hear, I know. Marraige is some serious business and making a mistake can cost you loads of heartache, buckets of money, and can hurt innocent children who may have come into the picture. So how can I say it will be t... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life The value of letting others learn for themselves: 1 of 4
There are many things in life that need to be experienced in order to be learned from. Responsibility, for instance, is not something automatically understood and successfully implemented in our lives. Nor is responsibility something that can be taught with a lecture or with flash cards. It has to be EXPERIENCED by the indivi... More..