Finding Mom Balance
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02/04/12Gridiron ParentingThis coming weekend will include hot wings, pizza and a treasure trove of other unhealthy foods consumed by people celebrating the time honored tradition of Super Bowl Sunday. So, in honor of football’s most important annual game, I am dedicating this blog to football and how I think it relates to parenting. |
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01/20/12Kairos Time Well SpentYou don’t criticize people for not enjoying their job every second, so why are parents criticized for not enjoying every moment of parenting? I feel there should be a healthy balance of enjoying the good and the bad, but giving yourself a break now and then when it is really bad. What is so wrong about being honest about our feelings anyway? |
01/05/12Like Mother, Like DaughterI honestly have been over-complicating motherhood, just like I do in a lot of other areas in my life and it has been completely unnecessary. |
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12/03/11‘Tis the Season to Teach PhilanthropyIt has been very imperative to me to teach my four-year-old about philanthropy and am excited she is finally old enough to start understanding the importance of helping others. |
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10/07/11Wal-Mart Meltdown"Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare." ~ Ed Asner |
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09/17/11Little Miss StubbornI recently read an article about dealing with stubborn children that hit close to home for me. My four-year-old is definitely a stubborn child. Some say she is just like her mother, but I think the jury is still out on that one! |
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09/01/11It’s the Little Things…Something I have to keep reminding myself since I became a mom is that with children, it is always the little things that matter most to them. |
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08/26/11The Emotions of Back to School TimeAs I was scrolling through Facebook status updates last week, there were several posts from my friends and family of their child’s first day of school pictures. I enjoyed seeing the pictures of children smiling proudly with their backpack in tow, ready to begin a new school year. Then, a scary thought came over me. This time next year, I will be sending my daughter to Kindergarten. Yikes! |
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08/12/11Time Actually Does Heal All WoundsI really hope that anyone out there who is going through what I did a year ago, can garner help and optimism from this blog. You will get through it and that old saying, “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger” is true as well, and you will be amazed how strong you actually can be. |
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07/30/11The ReaderLife as a mom is a constant battle within my head, replaying various situations with my daughter, thinking how could I have done something better and more effectively. I think as moms, we do that a lot because we are always on a quest to do a better job and do things more effectively. So, when I actually get a win, I can’t help but really celebrate! |
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Rebecca Lucas is a working mom who has a three-year-old sweet and sassy girl named Addison. She is always on a quest for a suitable work-life balance and tries to fit in as much mommy time into her day that she possibly can. Rebecca has lived in Oklahoma City for most of her life and has been in the public relations field for more than 14 years. She is passionate about motherhood and her career and is excited to have the opportunity to share her thoughts, her struggles and her triumphs with MetroFamily Magazine readers (and to learn from them, too).
