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Archives for February 2009

Recharging Mama

February 24, 2009 by Caryn

Caryn: Okay. So I’m going to flake the blog up here a bit—after all these wonderful, deep and moving comments on grief and jealousy and contentment. But I need to vent, to lay something out, and frankly, it’s easier to just start typing than to pick up the phone to call someone (don’t even know who […]

Filed Under: Mommy Revolution

Embracing Grief

February 21, 2009 by Carla

Carla: Wow. I mean really, wow. The response to our post on jealousy is astonishing and challenging and inspiring and heartbreaking. Thank you all for your engagement and vulnerability. I know some of you have taken some hits and I am so glad you’re sticking around so we can all find our way through these […]

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Carla is Jealous of your Facebook Status

February 16, 2009 by Carla

Carla: So many wonderful comments! I feel like we could spent a week of posts talking about each comment and still not exhaust the layers and layers of these topics–grief, guilt, expectations, relationships…. You are truly wise women and we are so glad you’re here!!!
As I’ve been reading your comments, I’ve starting thinking about another […]

Filed Under: Mommy Revolution

The Expectation Problem

February 7, 2009 by Caryn

Caryn: Within the past couple years, I’ve adopted a new mantra of sorts: Keep expectations low. Carla can attest to this—since she now refers to her own birthday as “the day of low expectations,” thanks to jolly old me.
While this may seem like a huge downer of a mantra, I actually adopted it after watching […]

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