Category: Motherhood

  • Anger Has A Place In Love

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    Alia Dean
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    I was the perfect parent until I actually became one. I even had a list of what I felt was the best ways to raise a child. ‘NEVER GET ANGRY’, ‘NEVER RAISE YOUR VOICE’ to name a few. Too good to be true. Today, that list is as good as dead. Hate to break it…

  • A Worried Mom’s Heart

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    Alia Dean
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    10 years into motherhood and I still struggle to find that balance. Every night, after a good amount of bedtime read, kiss, hug, chitchat and the remarkable saying of ‘I love you’ to my two boys to sleep, I would make a promise. A promise in the secrecy of my own heart. That I’d be…