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Empty Nexter: A difficult conversation to initiate

04/11/2013 nwamamas

By Carrie Perrien Smith Note from the mamas: Click here to read Carrie’s previous post about fashion titled, “Is she really wearing that?” Every time I see a new fashion trend that falls outside the […]

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The Rockwood Files: The multi-tasking myth

04/06/2013 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 In an ironic twist, it turns out that the hardest thing to do is one thing at a time. I just returned from a writing conference […]

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Life with Ladybug: Soft spots

04/04/2013 nwamamas

By Shannon Magsam, mama of 1 Remember when your kids were tiny babies and you were so protective of their “soft spot”? You guarded it, you might have even obsessed about making sure nothing hit […]

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The Rockwood Files: Gliding through Spring Break

03/30/2013 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It’s the first day of Spring Break, and I did something this morning I haven’t done in more than a decade. I slept – until noon. […]

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Empty Nexter: Is she really wearing that?

03/26/2013 nwamamas

By Carrie Perrien Smith Okay, brace yourself. I’m going to weigh in on fashion. I’ve loved to follow fashion trends my whole life. I haven’t necessarily looked the part but often admired those that did. […]

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The Rockwood Files: Playing the referee

03/23/2013 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When you give birth to your second child (or third or fourth or fifth), the nice people at the hospital usually give you a little gift […]

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Military Mama: Long distance delivery

03/20/2013 nwamamas

By Jade Stone It’s truly amazing how drastically life can change in just a few short weeks. One minute I’m planning maternity photos and the next the moment has come and gone, leaving behind the […]

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The Rockwood Files: Life in the “fast” lane

03/16/2013 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Perhaps it was the approach of my 40th birthday that made me want to try it. Or maybe it was because my skinny jeans were starting […]

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The Rockwood Files: It’s the Big One

03/09/2013 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I was a kid, my dad’s favorite television show was “Sanford and Son” – a sitcom about a grouchy 65-year-old junkyard owner named Fred Sanford […]

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The Rockwood Files: Confessions of a quitter

03/02/2013 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Over the years, my mother let me quit a few things. After several failed attempts at sewing lessons, she accepted that the one and only thing […]

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