Having a child is having someone to share your tears with, someone to share your life with

Today I thought about my mama. The day she died, her last few days on Earth. The things we talked about, the things she said. And as usual I cried my eyeballs out, and it was all out ugly crying my eyeballs out. My 2 year old daughter asked "Why you crying mom? Lulay mommy". …

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6 out of 10 moms report getting mom shamed, new study finds.

Mom shaming is real, and is even more common that we think. A survey conducted by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital found that 6 in 10 moms  of children aged 0- 5 years old have reported getting criticized for their parenting. 62% of all the mothers polled reported getting unhelpful advice from others and 56% …

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