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Mom
This is a mom blog and I tend to write about my experiences as a mom. This one is about my own mom. We have had a turbulent relationship most of my adult life. She was a very different person many years ago (weren’t we all)? However, I had such a hard time letting go…
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Something’s Buggin Me
Let me start by saying, I despise bugs. All types of bugs. I have a pretty intense fear of certain ones, but I don’t like any of them at all. We live in the Midwest, and you may or may not know that we are having an invasion of cicadas this year. We have our…
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Mistakes I’ve Made Pt 2
By: Grandma Minks If you’ve read the previous blog entry from Mama Minks a couple of weeks ago, you may very well have had a pull on the heartstrings as I did regarding our journey of Motherhood. Mama Minks shared personal insights to her role of motherhood from the very beginning to present day. Within…
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Mistakes I’ve Made
This will be a pretty vulnerable post, but it’s been on my mind a lot lately, so I feel like I need to share it. My daughter….my first born, was born 8 days after I turned 20. When I was 20, I was very emotionally immature, I was dealing with my own mental health struggles,…
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What is Baby Led Weaning?
Twenty years ago, when I had my first child, I was told to start giving my baby puree baby food at around 4 months old and increase the stages as she got older and could handle thicker textures. I did the same thing with my next baby 4 years later. Those two are extremely picky…
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The Love of Grandmas
Grandma Minks here! Full of pride and honor that Mama Minks offered me the opportunity to contribute to her blog. I use to be nervous about getting OLD. Recently I’m noticing more fine lines, (ok let’s be honest, they’re well beyond fine lines!) and aging bones that require me to move a little (sometimes a…