Mothers Center

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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The Hardest Part of Parenting

by Kate Fineske March 29, 2012

[pinit] What do you think is the hardest part of parenting? Personally, I think the hardest part is being a pillar for your children and your family on those days/weeks/months (even years) when your comfort comes crumbling down. Sometimes life gets tough, and often it feels like being a parent just makes the tough times… [...]

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A Day in the Life of a Guilty Mom

by Kate Fineske March 6, 2011

Does the guilt ever go away? This morning I woke up feeling overwhelmed and guilty… Overwhelmed because I have WAY too much to do, and guilty because all this “stuff” that I have to do does not include hanging out with my kids. Last week on the Mothers Central blog I wrote about how I [...]

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When Your Home is an Island: Tips for Enjoying Inside Playtime with Your Children

by Kate Fineske February 26, 2011

Remember Tom Hanks’ character Chuck Noland in Cast Away? He lived for years on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific with only his volleyball (appropriately named Wilson) for company. In my mind, winter at my hometown in Ohio can sometimes be the equivalent to getting stranded on a deserted island – the only thing [...]

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That’s Mothers’ Center

by Mothers Central Blog October 7, 2010

A member to member letter written by Christy Mansfield in the Mothers’ Center of Southwest Nassau newsletter When I kept running into a particular Mothers’ Center member almost every day this summer as we shuffled our different kids between the MC Summer Camp and the Lynbrook School District Summer Playground, I at last found her [...]

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A Whine And Cheese Moms Night Out

by Mothers Central Blog April 15, 2010

Written by: Brandy Davis, Katherine Thompson, and Kate Fineske Mother’s Center of Greater Toledo In the fall of 2007 the Mothers’ Center of Greater Toledo was going through a transitional period. We lacked an involved fundraising chair on our leadership team and needed a way to make our budget balance for the year. We had [...]

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