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Friendly Fire, By Glennon Melton

I recently heard a vicious radio debate between women who believe that mothers should stay home and others who believe that mothers should work outside the home. All the debaters were mothers themselves.

As I listened wearily while ducking and dodging the ladies' sucker punches like a cornered boxer, I thought... this is really getting old.

I've been both a "working" and a "stay-at-home" mom so I've experienced both sides of the internal and eternal debate moms endure all day, every day. When I worked outside my house, Mommy Guilt rode shotgun with me each morning  . . . more
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What do I expect?
by Mary-Elizabeth Roesch

My husband and I are due with our second child in just three weeks time. This one is a boy (we already have a wonderful little girl, Annemarie) and is cooking right along. In the spirit of preparing for the babies birth my husband and I were discussing all the necessary tasks which we should complete before Ryan (boy on the way) arrives. Really serious things like finishing the nursery, cleaning all the bathrooms, packing a hospital bag, packing a bag for our daughter, packing a bag for the dog... and then he asked the question. Which now just seems loaded... “is there anything else you want me to do for the hospital part of this?” And without much thought I told him that I needed him to just be there for me, I mean that’s all we pregnant Moms really want right? . . .  more 
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