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THIS BLOG HAS MOVED TO WWW.SHEROCKSABUN.COM    Hop on over! You can always read the post here, but for more and updated posts, come join me at my new site!  On the eve of Mother’s Day, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what it really means to be a mother. It’s a gift, a blessing, a non-refundable life-long agreement. Being a mother gives so much, but also takes the greatest of tolls. I wouldn’t trade motherhood for the world, but there is one thing I would like to experience: I would want to spend one day as a father. This isn’t a lash-out to all the fathers out there. I know there are a lot of great fathers who really put in the effort and do an amazing job, but there are also a lot of fathers who just don’t get it. Mother’s Day is all about mothers, so dads, this is for us moms, don’t take it personally even if we sometimes feel this way:        I would like to know what it feels like to come home and have the children g...

THIS BLOG HAS MOVED TO  WWW.SHEROCKSABUN.COM    Hop on over! You can always read the post here, but for more and updated posts, come join me at my new site!  The joy and excitement of introducing my first guest blogger, the wonderful Kitt from One Red Hazelnut ! Kitt is an amazing friend and beautiful soul, one of those people who will always bring sunshine to even the gloomiest of days. Grab a cup or glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy! 5 Simple Tips For Cultivating Calm During the Emotional Storms of Parenting a Toddler Parenting Toddlers How ironic it is, that I sit down to write this after 3 days of apparent HELL from my 2 year old. I am not feeling very zen – I am feeling grumpy, exhausted and left wondering why I seem to be doing such a crappy job of, well, everything. However, the very process of sitting down to write this blog is creating the perspective needed to start making sense of the ever revolving cycle of parenthood; th...

THIS BLOG HAS MOVED TO  WWW.SHEROCKSABUN.COM    Hop on over! You can always read the post here, but for more and updated posts, come join me at my new site!  Life can get a bit overwhelming at times, regardless of what it is that you do or who you are. If it feels overwhelming or you’re going through something tough, that’s exactly what it is, and you shouldn’t compare yourself to others. I often hear people say, “but it’s nothing compared to you or what you’re going through”. There are so many things wrong with that statement, I don’t even know where to begin. It’s like arguing about taste; just because I happen to love peonies, and you might prefer lilies, doesn’t mean that your preference would be worth any less than mine or that it would really make a difference. The same goes for personal issues or struggles. What may be a huge matter for you, is and remains a huge matter for you, regardless of what someone else might be going through, and it’s pointl...