By Lissa Harnish Poirot — 2020
Why the first weeks with baby are so tough—and how to get through them.
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I need friends! As a mom, it is so easy to put my needs last. When sleep and showering aren’t a priority, how can we fit in having friends. However motherhood can also be very difficult and incredibly lonely. Here are my tips to fitting in that much needed friend time.
We cannot make another person change his or her steps to an old dance, but if we change our own steps, the dance no longer can continue in the same predictable pattern.
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Continue to have and grow your life, Mom―for your sake and your kids’. When did being a good mom come to mean giving up everything that used to make you … you? That’s the question millions of 21st-century mothers grapple with every single day as they parent in our madly kid-centric culture.
As a mom, you care—a lot. Whether it be physical, emotional, social, or practical, you’re there to attend to all of your family’s needs. But with so much to take care of, it can be hard to find time to care of yourself.