friendship

A Sisterhood of Mothers

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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And the Winner Is…

by Kate Fineske February 20, 2012

~For over a year now Mothers Central - the Parenting Blog of the National Association of Mothers’ Centers - has been working to deliver a new, original post every Thursday. (If you missed last Thursday’s post make sure you check it out here!) So I know what you’re thinking: It’s NOT Thursday! What’s going on? [...]

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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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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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