HBD, DAS!

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

"There's a special place in my heart for the ones who were with me at my lowest and still loved me when I wasn't very lovable." - Thinking Humanity What To Do When Your Toddler Refuses To Go To Bed
7 Benefits of RIE Parenting
4 Things an Empath Never Says (and Neither Should You)
We Need to Talk About Childism
7 WAYS TO PEACEFULLY END A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
3 Steps to Take When You're Not Sure About Your Relationship
8 Unexpected Kid Milestones Worth Celebrating
Sassy, Bossy, Back-Talk
Being a good parent will physiologically destroy you, new research confirms
The key to teaching kids to ride a bike without training wheels
You’ll Be Sorry – Children and Apologies
12 Things I’ve Learned In 7 Years Of Marriage
Parody Nails Why So Many Moms Cave To The Minivan
What If Everything You Knew About Disciplining Kids Was Wrong?
8 Struggles Only Moms With Anxiety Can Understand
Dear Sleep-Deprived Mama
The 14 Habits of Highly Miserable People
35 Real Photos That Highlight The ‘Sham’ Of Perfect Parenting
4 Types of Negative People You Need To Avoid
5 Things You Should Never Tolerate In A Relationship
Listening to Complainers Is Bad for Your Brain
7 Warning Signs You Have Low Serotonin Levels
10 Ways To Increase the Oxytocin In Your Body
101 Ways to Deal With Mom Stress Now
My Dark Days Of Motherhood, I love being a mom, my darks day is having an unloving, unsupportive partner.
5 Things Unhappy Couples Do
Speaking Out Against Sexism — Because Our Children Are Watching
If you want to be a better person, find something to do outside of work.. the nasty duo will give you the nasty, stay home, stay in their JAIL.
Photographer Behind Iconic Baby Photos From the 90s Reveals What Those Infants Look Like Now
8 Helpful Tips For Taking A Toddler to the Park
7 Happiness Tools We Can Give Our Children"We show children what love is. Ideally it is unconditional, patient, forgiving and, like each of us (and life itself), perfectly imperfect."- Janet L.
4 Comics About The ‘Incredibly Absurd’ Sides Of Parenting
Why I don't do CrossFit
The One Thing You Need to Know About Your Partner
5 Secret Ways You Keep Yourself (and Your Partner) Faithful
Does Loving Longer Mean Loving More?
What Is Modified Co-Sleeping? It's Not As Complicated As It Sounds
Early Bedtime Affects Child Development, Leads To Smarter Kids
One of my favorite children's song of all time. I enjoyed watching you in Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Stir Crazy. RIP Mr. Wilder - Y.P.
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.'" -- Martin Luther King, Jr., August 28, 1963 I Have a Dream, 1963

Sunday, August 28, 2016

MVP truly is one!. I am shocked to see how low one soul can become.

You are going to date a few cowards before you meet someone brave enough to love you. - R.H. Sin

Quote that shakes me.

You cannot expect to raise children who are self-controlled and gentle when you are not. - unknown You will never speak to anyone more than you speak to yourself in your head, be kind to yourself. - Thinking Humanity If your absence doesn't affect them, your presence never mattered. - positive energy Everyone has 3 lives: a public life, a private life and a secret life. - the idealist Standing alone is better than standing with people who don't value you. - Power of positivity Growth is painful. Change is painful.But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don't belong. - Thinking Humanity One of the hardest decisions you'll face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder. - Power of positivity Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come. - Workingwomen The grass is greener where you water it. - Neil Barringham There is nothing more beautiful then someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others. Mandy Hale When someone is going through a storm, your silence presence is more powerful than a million empty words. - Thema Davis
Parents have been spanking children for millennia. 50 years of scientific evidence says they were wrong.
I TOOK MY WIFE TO A FANCY DINNER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 11 YEARS, AND SAW MY MARRIAGE THROUGH NEW EYES
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Ended My Marriage
10 Signs You Have Connected With A Soulmate
How thyroid disease has completely changed my life
5 Ways to Protect Children During Divorce
Co-Parenting, The Minimalist Version
You’re Allowed To Leave
6 Things You're Doing That You'll Seriously Regret In 10 Years
Mom Figures Out How To Do More With 13 Easy Hacks (Because Who Needs To Sleep, Right?)
12 Old-School Ways I Parent My Kids, pretty good learning, and I love playing with Gabe. He is happy boy and he wants company to play with.
10 Things You Don't Have To Do When You're A Working Mom, Even Though Everyone Says You Do
9 Reasons Why I Think Motherhood Should Always Be Considered A Job
What Is Nesting And Why Does It Happen?
12 Reasons Surviving An Emotionally Abusive Relationship Makes You A Better Mom
What It Means To Love Someone With Depression And Anxiety
My Depression Is Not Laziness
The Things They Really Don’t Tell You When You Have a Baby YES I declared Gabe is Best. Baby. Ever. :).. #10 is normal.. but then, they call me crazy. #13 failed us.
Mothers: You Are Brave
I Went Screen-Free In My Bedroom For A Week & Didn't Love It
10 Ways Babies Learn When We Sing To Them!
How Adverse Childhood Experiences Affect the Developing Brain
The One False Belief Holding You Back
Women mentally bruised by male partners: How to help Stage 5
The Thought Process That Can Ruin a Relationship
Miracles That Happen When We Turn Off TV
22 Things To Expect With Your Second Baby
Dad's Bad Mood Affects Child's Behaviour And Development More Than Mum's
A Child Development Psychologist on The 8 Signs of 'Parental Alienation' And How It Affects Children
I didn't quite my marriage, I survived it.
The Cries that Bind: Connecting with Children Emotionally
8 Secret Signs Your Marriage Is Headed for Divorce
You Are Fine. I Am Fine. We Are All Fine. Except We Aren’t Fine.
7 Signs You’re Headed for a Nervous Breakdown
She lets her kids get away with whatever they want!
Our misguided effort to close the achievement gap is creating a new inequality the play gap
10 Things Moms of Boys Must Do
A Short List Of Things My Kids Have Destroyed, ZERO for me, nothing was destroyed.. .Gabe brings out the best of me.
A Letter To My Husband, The Father Of My Child, I didn't even resent, I just asked you to stand up for me in front of your mother. Not too much to ask.
Stop Being So Stern (What to do Instead)
CASUAL SEX: EVERYONE IS DOING IT
Why I'll Never Teach My Son Manners
"Children learn more from what we do and who we are than what we say."- Tracy Gillett Beyond Twinkle, Twinkle: Using Music with Infants and Toddlers
The bravest thing you ever do is love again. - Madalyn Beck

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work. - C.S. Lewis

True oneness is when two were torn apart, and then choose to be one. -Jewish Wisdom

8 Keys to a Loving Relationship
MY RULE FOR RELATIONSHIPS
Is dating worth the effort?
9 Ways Every Grown-Ass Man Supports A Partner Suffering From Postpartum Depression, you did none of this..
Putting the Power of Self-Knowledge to Work
8 Truths Of Parents Who Are Raising A Strong-Willed Child
What to Expect When you Marry a Narcissist
Photo Of Mom Clutching Her Daughter Before Her Next Child Is Born Goes Viral
The 8 best exercises to get a perfect belly
5 Ways to Balance Your Hormones and Lose Weight, the thyroid portion is helpful!
10 Ways My Mother Got It Right, my mom may not have many endearing ways, ultimately, in her way, she wants what are best for me.
How parenting has changed in a digital world
Motherhood Is So Heavy
This Mom Is Every Parent After First Day Of Kindergarten Drop-Off, ohhh..mmmyyy.
What Swimming Lessons Taught Me About Parenting
11 Early Signs Your Kid Will Be Smart
Why The Whining? (And 5 Steps To Eventual Peace)
Did You Have A ‘Blankie’ As A Kid? Here’s What That Says About Adult You
What to Say During Staylistening
She Took Her Own Life After Suffering from PPD in Silence, Now Her Family Is Sharing Her Story
A Letter To My Husband In This Weird Phase Of Marriage.
5 Ways To Be More Productive
To Anyone Who Thinks They’re Falling Behind In Lifec
10 Ways Your Relationship Actually Gets Better After You Have Kids
Want to Get Stuff Done? Do Stuff Around Other People.
Discipline for Children
Time for U.S. Parents to Reconsider the Acceptability of Infant Male Circumcision, still a very tricky decision to decide and make.
8 Things I Don’t Give A Sh*t About As A Parent, interesting style.. hard to agree to all of them.
Denmark has figured out how to teach kids empathy and make them happier adults
ANGRY ASIAN AMERICAN PARENTING GUIDE
How Playing With Screens Impacts Kids Later In Life
From Hypothyroid to Healthy
Yes, Constance Wu Can Have a White Boyfriend & Still Advocate for Asian Americans
Men are literally freezing women out of the workplace
Police: Mom charged for leaving children alone while picking up food
15 Little Things That Make Being In Love So Damn Good
Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You are strong. You got this. Take it day by day. - Karen Salmanohn
Children need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice. - The Gottman Institue Understanding and Empathy must precede advice, problem solving and action. - The Gottman Institue
Love fiercely. Because this all ends. - the idealist.

Monday, August 22, 2016

15 Ways to Be a Better Person
9 Reasons Why We Need To Stop Calling Moms "Superheroes"
"In life no one can be perfect, and learning to view little failures as learning experiences, or opportunities to grow could be the most valuable lesson of all." -Katrina Schwartz Giving Good Praise to Girls: What Messages Stick
The myth of millennial entitlement was created to hide their parents’ mistakes
This Post Nails The Absurdity Of Calling A C-Section ‘The Easy Way Out’
15 Times Babies Had Their Little Minds Blown By The Simplest Things
Our Son Will Play With Dolls Whenever He Damn Well Pleases
Fifty States of Anxiety
NSFW Illustrations Of Strange Things Everyone With Boobs Has Done At Least Once
Why Do We Judge Parents For Putting Kids At Perceived — But Unreal — Risk?
The Last Time
Seven things you should always keep secret
It's About Time Your Kids Start Doing Chores — Here's Why
3 Reasons Kids Don’t Need Toilet Training (And What To Do Instead)
The Important Difference Between Sadness and Depression
BEING A DAD IS THE HARDEST THING I’VE EVER DONE — BUT HONESTLY, I’VE NEVER LAUGHED MORE
THE CASE FOR PUTTING MY WIFE BEFORE MY CHILDREN, I was even placed in top 5. Failed! Damn you.
Mom’s Simple Anecdote Captures Double Standard In The Way We Praise Dads
8 Things You Need to Know About Millennial Moms
Boys, You Cannot Pee Anywhere You Please
13 Things No One Tells You About Having Kids, According To Reddit
Today’s feminism isn’t about women doing it all. It’s about women not having to do it all. ― Gloria Steinem 10 Things Happy Moms Do Differently
5 Things Our Kids Don’t Know About Their Pre-Mama Mamas
20 Things We're Not Telling Little Boys — but We Should
The One Phrase I Wish We Could Ban From Mom Conversations
“what now?!” five types of bad behavior and why they happen
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DECIDE EVERYONE ELSE IS A NARCISSIST
"Marriage is letting go of all the expectations of what you think marriage should be. Marriage is imperfect, stinky, and prone to bouts of silence. But it’s also knowing that someone is legally required to laugh at your jokes and scratch that spot you can’t reach on your back." What Marriage Is Really Like
Mayim Bialik Shares Some Wise Words For Women Going Through Divorce
10 Troubling Red-Flag Behaviors in a Relationship
Dear Mothers: We’re Not Meant to “Bounce Back”, I am alive again as a mother. I have "bounced" back from my dark place and be away from people that drove me to the dark place.
Finding True Love: Helping Your Kid Choose The Right Instrument
The Science Behind Pregnant Fathers
How Working Moms Can Stay Sane After a Long Day at the Office
15 comics that totally nail what it's like to be in a long-term relationship.
7 Things Society Could Fix For Working Moms, But Let's All Just Drink Wine Instead
The Weight of Motherhood, I sure miss holding him.

What I want

as drenched in honey-thick golden love and be married! My love, my heart! Thank you for choosing to forge your path forward at my side, learning and growing with me, creating our life and teaching me how to continually increase my capacity to love. Welcome our offsprings to the world, whose eyes will be widened to the love of this earth by what we are able to show them together. You bring so much laughter, depth, growth, and happiness to my existence. I am madly in love with you and endlessly grateful to share each coming day with you! -S.C.

Totally love this.. learn it, duo!

If someone treats you badly, just remember there's something wrong with them, not you. Normal people don't go around destroying other human beings. -womenworking.com
'Consider that we can be a better, fairer, more equal country by working together. Don't let them tell you it can't be done." -Jack Layton
Motherhood: The single most effective over the counter cure for ego. - IAMTHEMILK.blog

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Love is drooling on shoulders and farting in the bed. Love is weird. - Erin Canty
The way we talk to your children becomes their inner voice. - The Gottman Institute

Friday, August 19, 2016

‘Do unto others as you would have done unto you,’”

21 Things People Feel Fine Saying To New Moms (And How To Respond), yeah from nesty people especially..
How Banning Screen Time Changed My Parenting Style, Could you? Would you? Should you?
Men suffer when they make more money than their wives
How Banning Screen Time Changed My Parenting Style, Could you? Would you? Should you?
To The Man Who Didn’t Run Away When I Told Him What My Pills Were For
6 Marriage Mistakes That Will Hurt Your Kids Later On
Why Falling In Love Is SO DAMN HARD For Strong Women
You Will Cry Laughing at This Mom's Instructions to Her Husband For Watching the Kids
Science Says Lasting Relationships Come Down To 2 Basic Traits... good basic to all relationship, kindness and generosity!
How are your kids feeling about going back to school? Do you know?
Sincerely, Not A ‘Real’ Single Mama
Our Response To Grief
10 Times Having A Toddler Will Make You Wish You Had A Newborn, Again
It’s Not a ‘Problem.’ It’s Called Being a Child.
Our modern obsession with pregnancy is just another attempt to control women’s bodies
My Son Saved Me From My Abusive Relationship
5 SIMPLE PHRASES THAT AREN’T AS INNOCENT AS WE THOUGHT
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BRAIN AFTER HAVING KIDS
12 Ways to Use Inside Out to Teach Emotional Intelligence
Maternal Mental Health Statistics Are A Sign That Moms Aren't Superhuman
The Hassle Of Making Mom Friends
I Won't Apologize for Having Fun While Chronically Ill
Scholar Points To One Thing Nearly All Major Religions Have In Common
4 Signs That Someone Is Probably Insecure
Science Says Lasting Relationships Come Down To 2 Basic Traits
What Teens Need Most From Their Parents
12 Sacrifices You Make When You're Pregnant That Are Totally Worth It
10 Things I Wish I Did With My Babies
Misophonia: AKA I Will Punch You In The Face If You Don’t Shut Up
50/50 Custody Isn’t Lucky
8 Ways Maintaining Your Marriage After A Baby Is Harder Than Caring For A New Human
9 Ways You Don't Realize You're Angering Moms Who Aren't Married
Chrissy Teigen Shares Snapchat Of Her Stretch Marks Because She’s Never Not Awesome
9 Reasons Being An Introvert Actually Makes You A Better Mom
The Importance of Art in Child Development

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Pinocchio....working overtime.

Trump Flips Out Like A Maniac On FBI And CIA Following Classified Intelligence Briefing (DETAILS)
Watch A Pro-Trump Focus Group Not Realize These Amazing Campaign Ads Are Satire
All the Times Trump Told His Audience Their Town Sucked
Donald Trump’s New Strategy Makes Perfect Sense — If He Wants to Launch a Cable News Network Next Year
John Legend Nails Why Donald Trump Shouldn’t Be President In Less Than 20 Words
‘The Daily Show’ Fact-Checks Trump’s Blatant Iraq War ‘Lies’
Trump's shakeup could inflame campaign tensions
The two hour special will air on September 27. I’m A Doctor. Here’s What I Find Most Concerning About Trump’s Medical Letter
Trump Dumps Campaign Chief for Breitbart Exec, Trump is not panic, he is just getting someone meaner to work for him for FREE, see this next link.. STEVE Bannon
In Steve Bannon, Trump gets a fellow rogue and provocateur
Trump: I don't trust U.S. intelligence information
Kristol: 'The problem is Donald Trump'
People of Color React to Trump’s Speech Detailing His Pitch to Black Voters
Mikhail Baryshnikov: Trump's rhetoric 'reminds me of the Soviet Union'
Donald Trump reminds me of Vladimir Putin — and that is terrifying
Trump gets his Mideast history wrong, I appreciate that Longview residents want to real news.
Trump says he'll "never, ever forgive" voters if he loses the election
Donald Trump Drives A Stake Through The GOP's Heart: 'I Don't Want To Pivot'

Donald Trump Boca Raton, FL 4-16-11 Obama by DailyPolitics Did Donald Trump Also Joke About Assassinating President Obama?
Conservatives' laughable effort to blame liberals for Trump
My Crazy Year with Trump
Adbusters Magazine Does Something BRILLIANT With Its Barcode On Trump Cover
It’s time to accept that Donald Trump is never going to learn basic stuff about the world
Sean Hannity called a columnist an asshole. What happened next explains Donald Trump.
TV news channels have finally figured out how to call Donald Trump a liar, and it’s glorious
John Oliver gleefully celebrates the “imploding star” of Donald Trump’s campaign

Trump’s Self-Reckoning
WSJ Ed Board Gives Trump Until Labor Day To Shape Up Or Get Dropped By GOP
">‘Daily Show’s’ Trevor Noah: Trump Spox Katrina Pierson Has the ‘Hardest Job in the World’
Why poor whites flock to Donald Trump
Trump Vs. The Crooked Media.. hmm... I should say Crooked Trump vs. Untruthful all the time media
John Oliver Trashes Trump’s Cratering Campaign: ‘Part of Me Is Going to Miss Him When He’s Gone’
How We Killed the Tea Party
In prime time, Sean Hannity carries out a Clinton medical ‘investigation’
Claire McCaskill: Trump and Putin are the founders of the Islamic State
Crazy Idea: Hillary Clinton Should Stop Campaigning Immediately
Inside the Failing Mission to Save Donald Trump From Himself
Frustration abundant, GOP could be near breaking point with Trump
The Guy Who Voiced Zapp Brannigan on Futurama Recorded Trump Quotes in Character

Loving my "mom" status!

Most parenting advice is worthless. So here's some parenting advice.
Co-Parenting, The Minimalist Version
This Comic Illustrates The True Meaning Of ‘Husband Material’
This Is Marriage, Take It Or Leave It
When Family Disagrees With Limiting TV
Do You Apologize Too Much? "I’m scared to want things, to ask for things, to admit my hurting, to need help, to accept gifts, to make a path for myself."
How Friendship Fights Depression
Patagonia's CEO Explains How To Make On-Site Child Care Pay For Itself
5 Signs You’re Dealing With a H.Y.M.N (Hypocritical, Yelling, Martyr Narcassist)
Things I Am Scared of Now That I'm a Parent
Immigrant Parents, Lessons On Race
8 Struggles Only Moms With Anxiety Can Understand
Anger is an Acceptable Response to Narcissistic Abuse
Smoking is Even Worse than we Thought
Suffering in silence: family shares story to help others with post-partum depression, I suffer in the hands from some nasty people when I try to get help, They are the worst.
Five Tools To Transform Your Parenting
Instead Of Throwing A Big Wedding, This Couple Eloped In Iceland
A Letter To My Baby
15 Surprising Things About Parenting in Iceland
9 Reasons Why I Don't Like Being Labeled As A "Mom"
8 Facts About Food Allergies
I try to keep my child-free friends in my life. It rarely works.
The Other Mother..interesting read
Need a Babysitter? Don’t Count On Grandmaoh god.. no way.. both can bring toxic energies
10 Golden Rules For Moms Raising Sons
How to handle a picky eater
Six Weeks’ Paid Leave Opposed by People with Thirty-Three Weeks’ Paid Leave
Baby Talk Significantly Boosts Language Skills Says New Research

Monday, August 15, 2016

Habitual liars, the whole lot of them.

10 Ways You Don't Realize You're Angering Moms Who Co-Sleep
7 Perfect Replies to (Politely) Shut Down Negative People
11 Ways Every Grown-Ass Man Helps With Co-Sleeping
Needing Space From My Family Makes Me Feel Like a Failure
10 Things Everyone Should Know About Depression
When You're the Mom With No Village
When Elite Parents Dominate Volunteers, Children Lose
I finally took my child to a behavioral therapist
Why Do Couples Call Each Other ‘Baby?’ 7 Reasons For The Pet Name
20 Things I Do For My Kids That I’d Never Do For My Spouse.. a lot of poop-related points
Why I Cut My Racist In-Laws Out Of My Life, Habitual liars, the whole lot of them.
MY KIDS ARE WEIRD AF, AND THEY GET IT FROM ME
Play space inspiration
23 Signs You're Secretly a Narcissist Masquerading as a Sensitive Introvert
7 Signs That You've Really Found The One
Artist Illustrates Her Long-Term Relationship To Show That Love Is In Small Things
7 Relationship Milestones That Are Just As Meaningful As Marriage
15 Cartoons New Parents Will Relate To Instantly
16 Things That Are Very, Very Hard to Do If You Have Young Children
10 Times When Your Ability To Parent Will Inevitably Be Questioned (And Why It Shouldn't)
Funny, Accurate Illustrations Show Life After Moving In With A Partner
Study Shows How LSD Mimics Infant's Mind as Ego Dissolves
Why I Refuse to Give New Moms Advice (Unless they Ask for It)
9 Ways Society Teaches New Moms They Need To "Fix" Themselves
FOR US, FIRST CAME BABY, THEN CAME MARRIAGE — AND I’M GLAD IT HAPPENED IN THAT ORDER
Why she stays: Keeping the children safe from an abusive spouse
When Are C-Sections Medically Necessary? It Can Be An Emotional Experience For A Mom
9 Stages You Go Through When You Realize You Can't Breastfeed
A Mother’s Friendships: When We Lose Our Lifelines
Woman Has A Romantic Evening With Her Tinder Date. Then He Texts Her To Tell Her She’s Fat
This 1955 ‘Good House Wife’s Guide’ Explains How Wives Should Treat Their Husbands
These Quirky Illustrations Show The Delightfully Weird Side Of Love
Why it pays to be grumpy and bad tempered
NATURE, NURTURE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
Being a good parent will physiologically destroy you, new research confirms
Study Says Women Need More Sleep Than Men, Because “They Use More of Their Actual Brain”
9 Things That Mob Bosses & Moms Both Say
To The Mom On The Brink Of Breaking
21 Co-Sleeping Tweets From Parents Who've Been There
Terminology and Types of Rashes
New Research: Direct Correlation Between Labor Pain Medications and Breastfeeding
How Playing With Cell Phones Affects Your Kid Later In Life
I hope you die from yellow fever
What It Means When a Narcissist Says “I Love You”
No, You Can't "Just Leave" An Emotionally Abusive Relationship
I Have No Clue How To Stop Co-Sleeping With My 1 Year Old
7 Things That Happen To Your Body When You Have Sex After A Baby
11 Little Things That Make Co-Sleeping Easier
Actually, Cry It Out Worked Really Well For Us
Sapiosexuality: Why Some of Us are Attracted Purely by Intelligence (backed by science, of course)
Sad “Fun” Facts
5 Comics That Reveal How Differently Dads And Moms Are Viewed In Public
11 crucial things I do to make my wife happy
Ten crucial pieces of parenting advice from Janusz Korczak