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WWMSD: What Would Mama Sash Do?
Having just returned from a week-long trip back to my hometown, I realize how much of me still lives there. It’s funny that our environment doesn’t necessarily always “fit” with who we are, but it does...
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Imagine That
When I think about imaginary friends, I automatically picture one of my favorite childhood flicks, Drop Dead Fred. The idea of having a friend that only you could see to help navigate you through...
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Distraction-Free You & Me
Lately I have been hearing a lot of parents talk about “being present” with their kids. It seems to be the conundrum of the modern parent. The constant questions: Am I doing enough? Am I making the...
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Independence Day, Everyday
We are approaching a very big milestone in this house; It’s nearing the end of the toddler age and finally turning the wise young age of four for mini-me, and it’s time for mama to step up her...
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At the Intersection
There are many times in a life where one can be redefined. I can count how many times I pulled chameleon as a teen (about six–depending on the boy interest at the time) and into my adulthood, where I...
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A Picture Worth a Thousand Words: Daddy Love
This kind of love is pure, genuine and unbelievably sweet. Father’s Day is just around the weekend, and I think this is the first time M will possibly grasp the concept and be able to acknowledge her...
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Comparisons: Good for Shopping, Not So Much for Kids
Let me preface this by writing that we can all admit we like to compare people to some degree. As a woman alone, I have been a serial comparer for most of my existence: I have compared dates,...
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Undercover Mother
Every breath you take Every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I'll be watching you ~Sting Some might say that The Police sang about stalking with their 1983 hit ‘Every Breathe You...
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The Showdown
The farther along I go in this role, the more I realize that mini-me is training me as much as I think I am parenting her. We have had quite a few sessions in patience and following instruction lately,...
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Know Thy Limits
Hammertime: A Lesson in Limits I think as parents we tend to take for granted some of the simpler lessons in life. Lessons such as “No walking into walls, because they hurt” and “Don’t eat that dirty...
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