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at nights when my siblings and I were sick, Mom would run back and forth and do her best to relieve us from our illness. On the contrary, my father would do his best to get away from the noise and get his rest because he cannot stand tending sick kids. Not just that, whenever Dad takes us out at restaurants, he cannot stand to wait for food. If a waiter takes too long with an order, Dad would literally never go to that restaurant ever again. Unlike Mom, she understands the time it takes to cook…

needing, but when I gave in and told my mom, she was there by my side and told me she would always stick by my side through it all. I started telling myself, How am I going to raise a kid, I am only 17 and still in school? I knew right then I had to look for everything my baby would need, get a job, and help with assistance. I soon realized I would not be a high school dropout just to take care of my baby; I would go through school and work if I had to and my mom would help. With the power of…

daughter and being a younger sibling has caused these problems to occur, plenty of times. To begin, growing up with a teacher as a mom people are constantly asking, “Are you Patti Bowles daughter,” or “Is your mom a teacher.” I love my mom to death don’t get me wrong it’s just these questions have become so common. Another instance of this is people asking, “How is your mom doing,” before they even ask about me. I know that sounds a little conceited but she comes up in more of my…

think shows like Teen Mom have now began to glamorize teen pregnancy because of the money and capitalism that goes on behind the scenes, that TV viewers are unable to see. In the first season of Teen Mom, which was originally called Sixteen and Pregnant, this show seemed more realistic, displaying financial, relationship, and family strains and difficulties because of a teenage pregnancy than Teen Mom that is not being shown on TV for young girls to watch. The mothers on Teen Mom are in a very…

forced to raise her daughter on her own. Karina became a teenage mom and with the financial support of her parents, she managed to raise her daughter and earn her high school diploma. Today almost third-teen years later, Karina says that having her daughter has been her biggest blessing. Through Karina’s experience I was able to relive…

Ignorance is bliss; I have thought so quite often in my race to be the perfect mom. There is so much science behind everything we do today. There is child development research, brain research, genetic research – all of which tell mothers what they should or should not be doing and how they should or should not be doing it! Raising children has become a science and mothers are trying to be scientists doing everything perfectly. This has created more stress for both mothers and children. And, the…

When most moms have their first child, they want the best for them. What the definition of “best” means to these parents can differ. “Best” could be the happiest that they can be on their own accord, or it can mean that they lead a life with values going back generations. Tiger moms want their child to be better than all of their peers, they want to make sure that no matter what the child will not end up to be a failure. If the child is a failure, that could mean that the parent is also a…

in their website is that they put a strong emphasis on comforting worried moms in particular who we often feel overwhelmed and afraid knowing that their kids are ill. The hospital provides mothers the tools, and use the confidence, to focus on the best care and outcomes during the hardest times of their lives. With the launch of the Circle of Moms blog catering to the Merrimack Valley moms using the slogan “Just What Moms Ordered”. The portal serves initially as a valuable resource for…

lack of activities to keep them involved in, and not enough programs expressing the realities of being a teen mom. There will always be teen pregnancies, but there are many ways to help limit the amount of teen pregnancies. One solution is to create more programs about pregnancies and safe sex. There needs to be many more programs that show and explain how hard it really is being a teen mom and how this will affect them for the rest of their lives. Having programs that show the reality of teen…

Ben’s Mom: Problem: Ben’s mom’s major problem throughout the book Deadline is her depression. The moments where she locks herself in her room and put herself down for not being a good mother. This situation didn’t only harmed her but Ben and his brother, Cody seeing this growing up could not have been easy. Solution: The solution I think Ben’s mom has is she can get professional help. Maybe see a counselor as many times as she needs a month. They can even get counseling as a family. I think…