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Raising children is so much more difficult than I ever expected it to be. There are books and blogs and Twitter posts and memes to warn you, but until you're in the thick of it, you just can't grasp...
*In this post, GCMB Contributor Angela shares a beautifully powerful and personal story about her VBAC. By publishing this post, Genesee County Moms Blog is not offering or attempting to offer, recommend, suggest or dispense any type of medical...
Ever since my daughter's first birthday in July, I have had a very consistent back and forth struggle going on inside my head.  That struggle is, the decision of whether or not to have another baby.   There are not...
As a first time mom, one of the biggest challenges I have faced is finding my mom tribe. Okay, let's be real here, I'd settle for a mom friend at this point never mind the whole tribe!  As a stay-at-home...
“Mommy, why don’t we match?”  Crash! That’s the sound of my heart breaking as I realize that my daughter’s innocence about race and racism is now over.  Now, please understand that this is not the first time my daughter...
I will never forget the day that my baby blues kicked in. My son was 11 days old. I was recovering from a c-section must slower than I wanted. My nipples were completely destroyed and suddenly, now inverted. Umm,...
Unless you are a planner, you don't necessarily get a say when your child(ren) will be born. We have always celebrated my husband's Winter birthday by going out to dinner with his parents.  On the flipside, we celebrate my Summer birthday with...
"It's the only surprise left in life!" Isn't most of life a surprise?  Even so, my husband and I fell in love with the idea of not finding out the gender* of our baby.  There are many reasons couples decide...
Bedtime stories are a universal staple in nighttime routines for parents. Who doesn't love to cuddle up in cozy jammies and read a good book? Until you've read the same book eighteen million times. I'm sure I'm not the only one...

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