Congratulations! You’re going to have a baby! Finding out that you’re about to be a parent is one of the most exciting moments of your life. You may be switching between excitement and panic all at the same time, but there’s one thing that you know for sure which is that your life is about
It has been said that a mother’s heart is outside of her body when she has a child. This may be hyperbole, but the truth is not far off. Most mothers are exceptionally focused on the health of their baby and this means a lot of stress and anxiety when things are not going right.
I suppose it sounds a little bad, doesn’t it – referring to it as “surrendering?” The total opposite is true though – it can only do you a world of good to surrender to the cues that Mother Nature for us, which in a sense is a resolution not be all that proud of, simply
Although no one wishes sexual abuse on themselves, it’s, unfortunately, more common than we may want to think. Studies show that as many as 1 in 10 people will experience sexual abuse in their lifetime.
Although couples are once happy together, promising vows of life forever together, it doesn’t always end up the way that it started. More and more couples are filing for divorce as soon as a few short years after tying the knot.
Admittedly, it makes perfect sense to do one’s Christmas shopping well in advance, in some cases even taking advantage of traditional sales periods such as those which occur over Thanksgiving, i.e. Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But since Christmas shopping is about more than just buying gifts, you would naturally want some good deals to
As a parent, one of the scariest phone calls you can receive is one from your child telling you that he or she has just been in a car accident. What can make this already bad situation worse is if your teen was the driver. Whether the accident was that fault of your teen or
There comes a time in your family’s life when your child or children will eventually leave home. Maybe they are off to college or exploring opportunities abroad. Either way, it’s never an easy time for a parent. The physical separation that comes with them leaving is a daunting thing to think about. And often, it
Having a guest room is a lovely idea. You can invite friends or family to stay over at a moment’s notice without scrambling to make up a bed on the sofa or trying to persuade kids to share a room for a night or two. Making a guest room is possible whether you have a
Christmas can be a stressful time for many reasons, but especially when it comes to shopping for presents. Between being able to find the time to shop, and having to work overtime to be able to afford it all, you can start to feel overwhelmed.