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About me - Jessica Collins

I have a Bachelor's degree in both English and communication and am currently writing a fiction book that may get published one of these days! In the meantime, I am trying my hand at writing some short articles in an attempt to earn a few dollars to spend

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Relationships & Family > Communication Skills Talking to strangers as a part of everyday life
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Although I am not the most social person, I enjoy meeting new people and exchanging ideas with a fresh face as much as the next person. However, I do not believe that striking up a conversation with a stranger a few times a week would be enjoyable for me, and could be potentially unsafe. The definition of a stranger, accordin... More..

Relationships & Family > Couple Communication Should a wife tell her husband about her romantic past?Smallicon
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When my future mother-in-law called me by the name of my fiance's former girlfriend, not once but twice, I was able to laugh it off because we had talked about our past relationships. I knew that my future husband had been in a long-term relationship before meeting me, so a slip by his mother didn't phase me all that much. I ... More..

Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare Is Shakespeare's writing incomprehensible?Smallicon
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Some of Shakespeare's writing does border on being incomprehensible, but I believe this is because it was never meant to be read in book form, but experienced in the form of live performance on stage. Most writing when taken out of context becomes more difficult to understand, and Shakespeare's writing is no different.I read ... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Dealing with an incompetent cervix
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When I was 21 weeks pregnant, I began to spot blood and went to the emergency room. To my horror, the nurse who examined me informed me that I was 5 centimeters dilated. I had felt no contractions, no indication that anything was happening, and three days earlier I was in my obstetrician's office looking at an ultrasound pict... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Childbirth & Labor How to survive loss of a baby in NICU
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You survive the loss of a baby in the NICU by not focusing on the loss, but on the life that came before the loss. My son Noah was born at 23 weeks, 4 days gestation, just barely past the point of viability for a preemie. He was a micropreemie, weighing only 1 pound, 6 ounces at birth and measuring 11 inches long. He was perf... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Tips Should good grades be rewarded with cash?Smallicon
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I want to start out by admitting that I received cash for every A that I earned on every report card from kindergarten through twelfth grade. My grandparents would give me a half dollar to put into a coin bank for every A, and at the end of the school year the coins would be deposited into my savings account. But I loved scho... More..

Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Does motherhood really spell the end of writing?Smallicon
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I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl 10 weeks ago, and I can say without a doubt that motherhood has not spelled the end of my writing. This article written and posted to this topic proves that! Motherhood has, however, made it necessary for me to learn how to reorganize my time to include writing. Before having a baby, I co... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Babies (Other) Should parents bring baby to the movie theater?Smallicon
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I think it is perfectly acceptable for parents to bring their babies to a movie, provided they are considerate of the other people in the theatre. My husband and I have taken our three month old to three movies since her birth, and intend to take her to many more, but we have always taken steps beforehand to ensure a positive... More..

Relationships & Family > Ancestry & Genealogy The best websites to do free family history searches
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I have been working on my family genealogy for a year now. I started when I became pregnant with my daughter. I wanted her to know where she came from, and researching her family tree became my pregnancy project. Here are a few of the free websites I found that were great sources of information.1. www.familysearch.org This is... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Diapering Product reviews: Playtex Diaper Genie diaper disposal system
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As the first-time mother of a 10 week old, I have changed a lot of diapers in the past few weeks, many more than I ever calculated while pregnant. I was thrilled to get a Diaper Genie at my baby shower because I had heard so many good things about it. My plan was to start out with one Diaper Genie and get a second one if I li... More..

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