Category: Mom Musings
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Working parents don’t want before- and after- care: they just want care
Camps (spring break, summer, PA day) seem to universally run from 9am to 4pm. Period. If you need more care, you’re going to have to pay for it – monetarily, or with your vacation or flex time. And even then, often 5pm is the latest available pick up option. What about people who work until…
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I’m living proof you never know where life will take you
I am finally doing something I love. It feels like a stroke of luck, but it’s not. I worked hard at a job I loved for 18 years, but that ended when my employer wasn’t willing to increase my wage to keep me. A new and different position called to me and I made a…
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More than a year into the pandemic things have barely changed
I was a prolific writer at this time last year. We were more than a month into our new COVID lifestyle, I was unemployed, and my kids were doing virtual learning for the first time. Fast forward a year, and we’re in nearly the same situation again. This time I am fully employed – somehow…
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Cut back your consumption with these easy tips
Consumerism is a huge problem in today’s society. Buying things “just because”, or instead of fixing what we already own ultimately leads to climate change. Yes, that is a bold statement, but if we can’t curb our purchasing, and the waste that comes along with it, we won’t create the change we need to see…
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Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling
*Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling is a guest post. If you are interested in having your writing hosted on A Modern Mom’s Life, please visit my Guest Posting page.* When you bring home a new baby, the impacts on your family are significant. If you have an older child, particularly one who is maybe…
