Mom Must Reads :: Week of August 6th

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Want to know what other moms are reading about? We’ve pulled the top 5 posts from across our Sister Sites just for you!

Sex and The Single Mom: How to Introduce Your Babies To Your New BAE

You will know when it’s time to make the introduction and you’ll know if things are going well. This is a stressful time but also an exciting one. Only that feeling – deep down in your gut – will tell you just how exciting. For me, this meeting was illuminating and made me realize that love is transformational.

I Stopped Being a Mom and Found Myself

As I waved good-bye to the minivan as it backed out of the driveway, I was antsy to get started on my list. I walked into the empty house and started picking up the toys scattered throughout. The house was quiet. Nobody needed me. I was peeing in private and suddenly it hit me. I could do whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted for the next week.

Take the Trip: It’s Always Worth It

My dreams still involve extensive traveling: running a marathon in every state, setting foot on every continent, touring national parks with our kids, and exploring as many countries as possible in our lifetime. But most of all, I hope to pass on my love of travel to our children, teaching them the trip is always worth it.

The Time I Asked Someone Out On a Mom Date

I needed someone to rescue me from the monotony of lonely playground visits, and fast. I needed someone to mom with me. So I put myself out on the mom dating circuit.

Meltdown:  Aisle 5. Don’t Judge Me From Aisle 6.

Consider this a public service announcement from all mothers out there. Offer that distressed mother a smile instead of a sneer. Offer her a head nod showing encouragement instead of a head shake showing distaste. If all else fails, offer that child a flipping cake pop!

What were some of your favorite posts from our Sister Sites this week?

Want to know what other moms are reading about? We’ve pulled the top 5 posts from across our Sister Sites just for you!

If Your House Flooded, Here’s What You Need To Do…

If you’ve recently entered the Flooded House Club due to the effects of Hurricane Harvey {we will call him that to be official, even though we have some four letter words we are calling him off the record}, our hearts are broken in a million pieces for you.

My Katrina Days

We climbed out on to the roof that night, as darkness fell. It got quiet. Scary quiet. So quiet you could still hear neighbors from blocks over pleading for help. It was too dark to do anything else.

Why We Are Raising Our Kids Without Religion

My MAIN reason is the fact that I want my children to be kind & loving humans not because a GOD says so, but because that is who THEY choose to be.

I’m Never Taking My Kids to Disney

“When are you taking the kids to Disney?!,” moms will ask each other online in mommy groups, while waiting in the hallways to pick up, or any time an extended break period is on the horizon at school. There are people who make careers out of Disney vacation planning and Facebook groups dedicated to insider tips and tricks. Let me say this before I go much further: I’M NOT JUDGING DISNEY ENTHUSIASTS. Y’ALL DO YOU!

Hurricane Harvey :: What Dallas Families Can Do

As many of us watch the events unfold, our children are also seeing the devastation going on just a few hundred miles from home. Here’s our opportunity as parents to teach them how to show compassion for others and make a difference. It doesn’t take much, but here’s a few simple ways kids can get involved:

What were some of your favorite posts from our Sister Sites this week?