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Tag Archives: Andrea Lynn
The Childcare Dilemma
The one clear benefit of being late to motherhood is that many of my friends have older children, and I have a glimpse of the future. This week is March Break here – the kids out of school and the … Continue reading
South for the Winter – Or Just a Week…
The girls and I are just back from Florida, where my mom and dad live three months of the year. Nowhere else are so many generations from so many cultures on display than Florida in wintertime. Our flights were full … Continue reading
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Best Wishes
We are decorating the house for the birthday party. With my two girls, I’ve done seven parties, and the formula is nearly the same every time. Balloons, blown up by me and tied and taped to the ceiling in bunches, … Continue reading
It’s Christmas Time!
It’s Christmas time, and my kids are 2 and 4. Magical, as everyone keeps telling me. This is the year. They must be so excited. And they are, I assure you. But boy, the pressure is really on ME now … Continue reading
Rose-Colored Parenting
My 4-year-old and I took a trip down memory lane last month. My memory lane, that is, since we were visiting the city of her birth, which we left when she was 15 months old, and of course she has … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Daily Living, Mothers Over 40, Single Motherhood Tagged Andrea Lynn, Going back home, MotheringintheMiddle.com 1 Comment
A New Crop of Would-Be Single Mothers
Every month in my Single Mothers by Choice group, members who are trying to conceive using various fertility treatments link up on our internet forum to cheer each other on during the dreaded “two week wait” between their insemination or … Continue reading
The Oldest Kindergartener
Last week, I walked my daughter to her first day of kindergarten. We did all the typical first-day things, the new backpack, the special outfit, lots and lots of photos on our front steps, the Facebook share of that first-day-of-kindergarten … Continue reading
Not a Daddy, But a Husband!
Leaving the soccer field last night, Claire said “I want to have a daddy.” Yeek! It was boiling hot, we were all exhausted, Anna was whining and crying her way to the car. I was carrying the folding chairs, the … Continue reading
The Father Fix (From a Single Mother by Choice)
Father’s Day has never been a big deal in our house. My girls are too young to know the occasion exists, since they are still at home and sheltered from both Hallmark and earnest preschool teachers. But my legion of … Continue reading
Motherhood, with Gratitude
April 29, 2013
Posted in Commentary, Daily Living, Mothers Over 40, Mothers Over 50 | Tagged Andrea Lynn, Cyma Shapiro, Midlife Mothers, Mothers over 40, mothers over 50, New older mothers, NURTURE: Stories of New Midlife Mothers | Leave a comment