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Mothers Wear the Mask

by Mama Lovejoy // March 30, 2016 // No Comments
Why should the world be over-wise,     In counting all our tears and sighs?     Nay, let them only see us, while             We wear the mask. -From Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “We Wear... Continue reading →

Take Time To Crash

by Mama Lovejoy // March 6, 2016 // No Comments
By Kara Lawler from Mothering the Divide Sometimes, we need to crash. Last night, I was so tired but had a list of things I wanted to accomplish. First, I had to put two kids to bed and in the... Continue reading →

When My Daughter With Selective Mutism Brought Her Classroom Assistant to Tears

by Mama Lovejoy // February 27, 2016 // 1 Comment
  By Miriam Gwynne Like every mum, I was terrified when my baby started full-time school. Even as I dressed her in her shirt and tie, I wondered yet again if mainstream was going to be the right place for... Continue reading →

Remember Today: You are Enough

by Mama Lovejoy // February 14, 2016 // No Comments
  Today it is Valentine’s Day and we spend time trying to be enough and show our love enough to the people in our lives.  With small gestures, we tell our people how much we love them.  We plan dinners... Continue reading →

The Butterfly Stencil (Mommy Fail #8702)

by Mama Lovejoy // February 3, 2016 // No Comments
By Karen Johnson At 7:30 in the morning, a 4-year old little girl asks her Mommy to help her with a butterfly stencil. Mommy is getting breakfast ready for the 2-year old, trying to take maybe one sip of the... Continue reading →

The 40 Best Toddler Books

by Mama Lovejoy // December 22, 2015 // No Comments
Christmas is just a few days away! Do you need some last minute ideas? How about the kids’ gift that parents can’t get enough of… books! When we read to our kids, we get to snuggle with them, we teach... Continue reading →

It’s the Living In Between, That Matters

by Mama Lovejoy // December 15, 2015 // No Comments
By Allison Wilkinson I remember very clearly the day I realized my parents were going to die. I was about seven. We were visiting my grandparents in Alaska. My brother and I were tucked in for the night in the... Continue reading →

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