Friendship

Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone (The Benefits of Diversifying Your Parental Support Network)

by Kate Fineske November 4, 2013

How often do you find yourself surrounded by others that are just like you? When I first joined my Mothers’ Center Group I was looking to find friendships with other moms. WAIT. That’s not exactly true. If I were being completely honest (and maybe a little more specific) I was looking for… Pin It

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Experiences and Solutions: The Pitfalls of Offering Advice

by Kate Fineske October 7, 2013

Confession: When people approach me with a problem, I often find it hard to stop myself from offering advice. And sometimes… I wonder if this is this a bad thing? For instance: A colleague confides in me their inability to get through an endless pit of email…I try to tell them how I attempt to [...]

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Defining A True Friend – A Mother’s Letter by Heather Polifka-Rivas

by Kate Fineske September 12, 2013

Once a month we ask a different NAMC member to write a letter to their child. We want to know: What would be the most important wisdom you would want to pass down and share in a letter to your own child(ren) or grandchild(ren)? This month we are excited to share NAMC member Heather Polifka-Rivas’ [...]

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The Friendship Bank - The Challenges of Balancing your “Camaraderie Account”

by Kate Fineske March 21, 2013

~ “The only way to have a friend is to be one.”~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (NOTE: If the above quote is true, than I might be in trouble…) “Bing!” … another email.“Ring!” … another phone call.“Tic Tock,”… another minute closer to my deadline. These were the noises of my busy afternoon until eventually I heard: [...]

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A Sisterhood of Mothers (Finding Friendship as a Mother)

by Kate Fineske August 30, 2012

The Mothers’ Center of Greater Toledo hosts quarterly gatherings called “speed-friending.” This is an activity where moms get the opportunity to meet other moms via an ice breaker game (similar to “speed-dating” - just with friends). Are you interested in meeting other moms? Learn more about the Mothers’ Center culture by downloading and reading our [...]

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Maintaining Friendships as a Mother

by Kate Fineske March 22, 2012

Don’t forget, for a limited time we want to know: What would be the most important wisdom you would want to pass down and share in a letter to your own child(ren)? Submit your letter for a chance to have it featured on the Mothers Central blog. ~ This past week went perfectly, sort of… [...]

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The Week My Mom Went Missing…

by Kate Fineske February 23, 2012

OK, so my mom technically never went missing. Yet she did “leave” me a few weeks ago, which led me to this post. Here, let me explain… ~ I had a bad day last week. It was a long, never-ending day of errands, and appointments, and Valentine’s Day parties, and soccer games, and music classes, [...]

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Life is Like a Box of Chocolates

by Kate Fineske February 9, 2012

~ [pinit] Have you ever wanted to help a friend, family member or maybe even your own child during a difficult struggle, yet didn’t know how to help? Often I want to reach over, give them a giant hug and tell them, “It’s OK! Everything is gonna be OK.” Yet more often then not, I [...]

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Coming Out of the Cultural Dark Ages

by Kate Fineske June 23, 2011

Once upon a time… there was a free day. A day where we as women could pick up and go shopping with friends. An evening where we could have uninterrupted conversations during a romantic dinner out with our significant other. A night where we could stay out past midnight followed by a morning that we [...]

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Redefining Friendship as a Mom

by Kate Fineske March 17, 2011

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival.” - C. S. Lewis When you become a mom, your life changes. Your views of life change, your thought processes change and your priorities change. You never realize until after having kids [...]

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