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INSPIRING, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFULTHE REASON I STRUGGLE AS A STEPMUM
The are approximately 500 thousand step-families in the UK, yet the experience of the Stepparent can often be largely unspoken about. Which is why this list from Cilla aka @thestepmumsclub is so refreshing. She talks of wanting to build a relationship with birth Mothers and struggling to voice the challenges and bumps in the road without being automatically cast in a hugely negative role.…
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PND is brutal and something you wouldn't wish on any parent. The fact that it taints such a precious chapter of your life is just awful. However, in this reflective piece Jennie Frost concludes that in actual fact she is grateful to the lows her mental health has bought her, because it makes her better able to appreciate the highs.…
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INSPIRING, MUST READ, SOCIAL MEDIA, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, WORK & MONEY£25k DEBT. HOW I GOT INTO IT & HOW I AM GETTING OUT AGAIN.
Anyone who has been in debt will know how isolating and suffocating it can feel. Trapped in a vicious cycle that's virtually impossible to escape. This list looks at how the writer (@myfrugalyear) found herself drowning in debt, what lead her to make those bad choice, but also what the tipping point was that prompted her to finally take control of her finances…
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EMOTIONAL, INSPIRING, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MUST READ, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGNOT YOUR AVERAGE FAMILY (BEING SPECIAL GUARDIANS)
You see what appears to be a 2.4 family. But what if all is not as you assume? This lists follows the journey of a couple who find themselves as Special Guardians of their niece and nephew. The joy it brings, raising two precious humans but of course the challenges of taking that on whilst swamped in your own grief.…
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Climate Change is everybody's issue. We all have two options: to do our bit or to go beyond and give our everything into genuinely having an impact into the future of our planet, or most importantly, the planet our children and grandchildren will inherit. Here Sophie Tait of @trashplastic tells us in no uncertain terms what needs to be done…
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What are the key signs of Autism? Sometimes, especially with High Functioning Autism it can manifest in ways that are more complex to diagnosis, especially if like Charlotte's son Woody the child is particularly adept at masking them. Here she shares an insight into her brilliant boy and how he sees the world.…
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EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, INSPIRING, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGPOST NATAL DOWN’S SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS
In the moments after her third son was born Katie could see worried looks on the medical teams faces, not long after she was told her boy Ted had Down's Syndrome. Here she explores how that moment changed her as a mother and made her challenge many of her own preconceptions.…
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EMOTIONAL, INSPIRING, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'SBEING A UNICORN: LIFE WITH HALF A UTERUS
Sometimes the human body can defy all the odds. Helen's case is one of them: having half uterus should have meant that pregnancy was impossible. And though there was plenty of stress and heartache along the way, she now has two gorgeous children.…