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Archive for the ‘Motherhood’ Category

Interview with Soledad O’Brien: On Career, Marriage, Motherhood and More

Friday, September 14th, 2012

When I met Soledad O’Brien for the first time in August at Blogher in New York City, I was truly intrigued. She is the CNN anchor we watch daily cover hurricanes, disasters, and important news. Yet, when you speak to her in person, she has this other side. This aura to her. A sweet, fun-loving, and exceptionally charming side. To top it off- she’s a mom of four children. I loved her essence, and so I asked her for an interview. Her response, “I will never forget Women On The Fence. You have my word, I will give you an interview.”

And so here we are. Soledad was on her day off when we chatted. She was leaving the gym, and en route to do some errands as a multi-tasking career mom. Just a regular gal trying to fit it all in.

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Are You A Sh*tty Mom? You’re Not Alone

Friday, September 7th, 2012

By Guest Blogger Karen Moline

Just as every mom has the moment she first laid eyes on her child indelibly tattooed on her cortex—you know, the part of your brain that, soon thereafter, spurts out Ohmigod it must be the plague the first time your baby gets a rash, or Ohmigod I can’t believe my precious little sweetheart just belted that kid in the kisser before you’ve even had a chance to open your mouth to deny it. Every mom remembers her first totally, irredeemably, irrefutably Sh*tty Mom Moment.

Mine came when my ‘every-day-is-Halloween’ son was about three, and deeply entrenched in his Cruella De Vil and 101 Dalmatians phase. His aunt got him a Dalmatian-print bathrobe and I scored a replica of Cruella’s little handbag from the Disney Store, and we went to the local costume emporium for a long cigarette holder to complete the look. My son instantly spied the fake cigarettes hanging between the plastic puke and whoopee cushions. “Look, Mommy!” he shouted. “You have to get them for me. Please, please, pul-eeze! Cruella is always smoking! I neeeeeed them!”

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Happy Women’s Equality Day!

Sunday, August 26th, 2012

Thank you to the trailblzaing women and pioneers who have paved the way, and created bridges so that we may walk over them, and live free.

Happy Women’s Equality Day.

In your opinion, how far have women come in the past few decades?

xoxEDxox

 

How Twitter Has Changed Motherhood

Monday, July 23rd, 2012

Hello all! Checking in from vacation.

Week 1 was spectacular, because, admission: I took all of last week for MYSELF. The kids were in camp, hubby was at work, and then there was me– goin’ nowhere fast. It was quite blissful. I did things like walk around aimlessly with a coffee, spend the morning at the spa, and talk on the phone with my girlfriends for hours. Things I hadn’t done in a long while.

I guess that’s what regrouping is for.

But here’s what’s remarkable: what I witnessed last night. I experienced something truly incredible.

We were taking the kids to dinner in Mont Tremblant- a lovely area in the Laurentian Mountains. All was good- until my 5 year old literally turned FIFTY SHADES OF GREY in the car and said he was going to throw up. We swerved the car to the side of the road, and I jumped out with my baby. Let’s just say that was the first of MANY pukes to come. I brushed it off as sun stroke, as he really hadn’t drank much water yesterday, and had been out and about in the sun all day. I figured the vomit was a one-timer. We were 40 minutes from our lakehouse, and I had an 8 year old who was famished. We bought some Advil to help his headache, and continued driving the remaining 10 minutes to the restaurant. One more pitstop to puke, and we were finally at the restaurant.

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10 Tips to Help Moms With Picky Eaters

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012

 By Guest Blogger Lisa Holcomb

Got picky kids when it comes to food, at least nutritious food?  Do your kids try to crawl under the table when they see broccoli on the table?  Do they try to slip the dog their squash only to find the dog won’t eat it either?  You’re not alone!  It seems to be a fairly common phenomenon among households with kids.  And, not just young children either.  Older kids can be picky eaters as well.

I have been blessed with having both teenagers and younger kids, all at the same time.  Both age groups with different dietary needs and different likes and dislikes when it comes to food.  My teenage boys are athletic, physical, and growing boys.  Even though they both look full grown (at 6 feet tall), they are still growing and their bodies, inside and outside, need the right foods to help them with this.

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To The Men In My Life On Father’s Day

Friday, June 15th, 2012

Sunday is Father’s Day, and I feel blessed to be surrounded by such loving and caring men. Studies show that a daughter’s self esteem is directly related to her father’s nurturing. If she is loved, accepted, and protected by her father, she blossoms. Dad, it is no wonder I have grown up with confidence and self esteem- it was all you. All in the way you loved me.

Happy Father’s Day to my most special father. I think the way he looked at me on my wedding day, just says it all.

To the other father in my life, my incredible husband: it has been a year since I surprised you with this video. To watch you interact with our boys on a daily basis, is both a privilege and an honor. Enjoy this Father’s Day treat.

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