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About me - Kristen Fornarino

My name is Kristen and I'm a 23 year old girl who lives in South Australia. I live with my wonderful partner and our gorgeous 4 month old son.

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: First time motherhood
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I've always loved babies. When I was 12 years old, my mother gave birth to my little brother Ryan, and I loved helping her out with him. Changing him, feeding him, playing with him, getting him to sleep - I loved doing it all. As I got older though, as did he, I seemed to get irritated by him and Mum always used to laugh and ... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Finding out you are pregnant
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Finding out that you are pregnant can either be a time of excitement, joy and relief; or of shock, sadness, and worry.The first time I found out I was pregnant in August 2005, I was devastated. I'd had a casual fling and didn't have any contact with the person I had been with. It was in no way the sort of situation I had imag... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Childbirth & Labor Labor: Should you get an epidural?
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It is definitely a choice that only YOU can make, and you should not let others influence your decision. YOU are the one in the pain, and only you know how much pain you can truly handle.I was truly fearing child birth. Towards the end of my pregnancy, thinking about it would keep me awake at night. I pretty much decided a fe... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Babies (Other) How to choose a name for your child
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Choosing a name for a baby is such a difficult task. Firstly, you have not only yourself, but your partner to think about. You have to think about the names you like, then realise that he/she may not like some or all of them. And I believe you have to respect that. Being a woman, and bearing the child, I guess in some ways yo... More..

Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality What to talk about on a first date
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Lets be honest people - a first date is quite possibly the most important date of all. It's the time where we discover who a person is, how they control themselves in an awkward and upfront situation, and how good their conversational skills are. It's also the time where we can see how the person presents themselves on a phys... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Feeding & Breastfeeding Deciding whether to breastfeed or not
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Its everywhere - on TV and radio commercials, on pamphlets, in books.. Breast is best. And I don't doubt that for a second. But impending the birth of my son, I knew I had a tough decision to make. Since the age of 13, I have HATED my breasts for their size. They just kept getting bigger and bigger. At the age of 22, when I f... More..

Relationships & Family > Online Dating Internet dating: Love on the web
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Ah, it seems so simple. Instead of having to go to all the effort of dressing up, putting on your makeup and doing your hair, finding friends to go out with on a Saturday night - you can just sit at home in your tracksuit pants and slippers and surf the wonderful world of online dating. All you need is a good photo right?I jo... More..

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