January 2012

On Becoming a Mother (A Letter to My Daughter)

by Kate Fineske January 26, 2012

Authors Note: If my daughter becomes a mother, there is nothing I would want more than for her to find the same support as I had from my local Mothers’ Center. This month the National Association of Mothers’ Centers turns 37. Mothers whose children grew up going to Mothers’ Centers with their mothers, are now [...]

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Like Mother, Like Daughter?

by Kate Fineske January 19, 2012

Note: On Tuesday, January 24th, the National Association of Mothers’ Centers will be hosting a webinar as part of their Parenting and Family Webinar Series entitled: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Navigating the Challenges for Parents, Teachers and Others. This upcoming webinar, in part, inspired me to talk about my personal experiences with gender stereotypes [...]

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Diary of a Neat Freak

by Kate Fineske January 12, 2012

~“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” ~ Phyllis Diller I have something to admit… My daily “degree of sanity” often has a direct correlation with how organized and clean my surroundings are. There. I admit it. I am one of those people who [...]

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Life Lessons from a 5-Year-Old

by Kate Fineske January 5, 2012

Do you know what time it is? I do - or more precisely, my 5-year-old does - because over the holidays he got his first digital watch left by Santa in his stocking. Shortly after receiving the watch, my husband and I began being bombarded by our son continually asking us: “Do you know what [...]

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