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What's Your Story? | unexpectant
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Exploring the story of modern motherhood. What’s Your Story? October 29, 2013. 8220;I tell every one of my clients to tell her story. Whoever she can talk to. Tell them! I say tell at least 10 people about your birth. It’s therapeutic to talk about it.” These were the words of a doula I met recently. She couldn’t say enough about the importance of a mother telling her story. And I couldn’t agree more. 8221; I said he was colicky. “So was my son! 8221; I said he refused to sleep. “So did my son! Motherhoo...
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CHD Awareness Week: Assisting the Bereaved | unexpectant
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Exploring the story of modern motherhood. CHD Awareness Week: Assisting the Bereaved. February 9, 2015. When she took her last breath only 48 days after her first. I don’t think most people realize just how much is lost when a baby dies. You don’t just lose the baby, you also lose the one-, two-, 10- and 16-year-old that she was going to become. You lose Christmas mornings and loose teeth and first days of school. You lose it all. And it doesn’t end. I lost my baby, my daughter, a part of my being. Sure,...
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Your {Birth} Story Matters | unexpectant
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Exploring the story of modern motherhood. Your {Birth} Story Matters. April 24, 2015. Have you ever noticed how women love to tell their birth stories? We want to share the part of the story where we felt a range of emotions and feelings–fear, excitement, confusion, joy, pain–all rolled into one. We want to tell the story about the time we found courage and strength, or where we cried out for help and comfort. We want to talk about the time when our water broke at 35 weeks. Your story matters. So tak...
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Dear Mom, Don't be a Book Jacket Judger | unexpectant
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Exploring the story of modern motherhood. Dear Mom, I’m a Book Jacket Judger. August 11, 2015. I confess that I often judge a book by its cover. A nice book jacket and cover art can easily sway my decision to read a book, just as a poorly designed cover can turn me away. I realize that a cover has little to do with what the pages hold. Even still I too often make decisions based on an outward impression. Suddenly my labels began to crumble. On the night of the performance, I still saw those hints of shyn...
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Submissions | unexpectant
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Exploring the story of modern motherhood. Every mother has a story and every story matters. Through open dialogue about everything birth, babies and beyond, we can support and encourage one another through our motherhood journeys. So, what’s your story? There are no specific rules to follow. Just describe what you most remember in your own words. Consider these questions to get you started:. What do you most remember? What emotions did you feel? How close were your expectations to reality itself? Read th...
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Montessori Defined | unexpectant
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Exploring the story of modern motherhood. March 3, 2015. 8220;So what is Montessori exactly? 8220;How is Montessori different than a traditional school? 8220;Oh, Montessori is where the kids do whatever they want, right? Education is a natural process carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words, but by experiences in the environment. That sounds great, right? But what exactly does it mean? Take a look at these examples for a better understanding:. In a Montessori classr...
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unexpectant | Exploring the story of modern motherhood. - Part 2
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Exploring the story of modern motherhood. Dear Jo: A Diary of a Modern Mom…has launched! 8220;Don’t forget these days. They go by quickly.” How many times have you heard these words spoken by {probably} well-intentioned people…at the grocery store, church, restaurants and even family gatherings? How many times have you heard these words, while sporting a greasy pony tail or yoga pants? How many times have you smelled like spit. Babies Don’t Spoil. How to Potty Train in 3 Days. Babies Don’t Spoil. CHD Awa...
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FabForty Maternity Boutique | unexpectant
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Exploring the story of modern motherhood. August 13, 2015. Pregnancy isn’t always a time when women feel their most fabulous. But one woman is doing her best to change that for her local community. Then Rashella had a thought. We are lucky enough to have a few boutiques in our area that offer designer clothes and a more personal experience than a department store on the day-to-day, but nothing like that for maternity. After a while, I became infatuated with the idea of opening my own store. I was deliber...
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Dear Mom, Be Still | unexpectant
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Exploring the story of modern motherhood. Dear Mom, Be Still. December 16, 2013. Dear Mom, Be Still. This is going to be short and sweet. It’s a simple reminder and some encouragement to just. And, so I sat on the couch and stared out the window. I listened to the ticking of the clock. I watched the naked trees wave in the wind. I petted the cat. And I breathed. I took a few minutes to just. I needed those moments desperately, as I know you do as well. Dear Mom, Forget about the Elf on the Shelf. Motherh...
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The Myth of Someday | unexpectant
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Exploring the story of modern motherhood. The Myth of Someday. February 20, 2015. I have a tendency to live in the someday. And, it has only gotten worse since becoming a mother. Someday I will write that great American novel. Someday I will go to Europe. Someday I will run a half-marathon. Someday I will go to the bathroom uninterrupted. Is that they affected my. Because as I was dreaming of something better, I was forgetting that the moments before me were where I needed to be. To name a few. I went as...
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