Finding Mom Balance
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05/18/12Building a Stronger Blended FamilyI would love to tell you that when my new husband and I moved in together with my oldest daughter that everything was from a storybook, and everyone lived together happily ever after. I’m sure if I wrote that, most of you who have been in my shoes would more than likely call my bluff anyway! |
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03/02/12New BeginningsOne huge lesson I have learned over the past year, parenting is so much better and easier when you both work together. I no longer have to keep all the balls up in the air by myself anymore. |
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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? |






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).