What You NEVER Expect When You're Expecting - Huffington Post (blog)

What You NEVER Expect When You're Expecting Huffington Post (blog) The irony is that since becoming pregnant, the main thing I have become aware of is how much disdain I have for women who, like my mother, wax poetic about how awesome being pregnant is/was for them. We all know who I'm talking about -- the ladies who ...

Motherhood: Ecstatic, Frenzied, and Exhausted - Huffington Post (blog)

Motherhood: Ecstatic, Frenzied, and Exhausted Huffington Post (blog) ... days early on a home pregnancy test and watched in amazement as a faint second line got brighter and brighter and brighter. Positive. God, Allah, Buddha, Fate, Nature, or plain old luck was sending me a child. Things couldn't have been more poetic.

A Daughter's Love - Huffington Post

A Daughter's Love Huffington Post She's been the message of many of my poems, the person I always think to call first when I have good news or a bad day, the person who has always encouraged me to follow my dreams, with just a splash of Jewish mother guilt thrown in.

Men redefining 'manly', not just for laughs - LubbockOnline.com

Men redefining 'manly', not just for laughs LubbockOnline.com This image released by Warrior Poets shows Jack Passion in a scene from "Mansome." (AP Photo/Warrior Poets) BY LEANNE ITALIE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — May, it turns out, is a manly month, and a funny one at that. The Mother's Day flowers are barely ... and more »

MOMMY BLOG: Would you have a 'mother blessing?' - Carlisle Sentinel (blog)

MOMMY BLOG: Would you have a 'mother blessing?' Carlisle Sentinel (blog) I had my last baby three years ago, and already I feel a little out of touch with the whole pregnancy experience. Apparently since our baby girl was delivered there have been some new trends popping up. I find the gender reveal party trend odd -- I ...