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Articles by Shelley Hopper
I wish I was going through motherhood at the same time as my best friend
Sometimes I look at you while you're looking at me, wishing for what I have, and I find myself dreaming of what life would be like if I had what you had. Because this is stressful. Honestly, the challenges of raising two small children are very, very real. I didn't necessarily choose my partner. I got pregnant by accident when I was 20 and then again on purpose at 25. It's not always as sunny as it looks, I assure you.
I see you, single mama—and I know how hard you're working
By Shelley Hopper. Dear Single Mama, I see you doing everything, literally everything , with all your heart and all your will. Nursing all night or warming up bottles. Doing each diaper change, outfit swap, kitchen cleaning, toilet scrubbing, meal prepping and cooking, lunch box packing, dog walking and pooper-scooping (little humans and fury friends).
True life: Sometimes it feels like the bedtime dance lasts for HOURS
We all know how much of a cluster the pre-bedtime hours can be. We're talking food battles at dinner time, power struggles at bath time, and to complete the trifecta—professional-level sleep-avoidance mastery at lights out time. You know what I mean.
What's your child’s love language?
Do your children know you love them? I certainly hope my three children do. For starters, I want them to know today how blessed I feel to have them in my life, but I also don't want them to be in a counselor's office 20 years from now talking about how they never knew if their parents loved them. As a counselor myself, I've certainly heard my share of those stories.
To the new mama adjusting to motherhood-give yourself grace
Before I became a mom, I thought that feeding my child well was something I could just learn from experts. If I found the right lactation consultant, if I read the right books on baby-led weaning, it would all click into place. Then my oldest daughter, Violet, was born with a rare congenital heart condition.
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