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Author: Betsy Harloff Publisher: ISBN: 9781734891591 Category : Languages : en Pages : 274
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Real, Raw, Honest, Unfiltered Essays on Motherhood Social media has made us feel like we must do all the things and do them perfectly. Be the perfect mom, post the perfect pictures, and have perfect, well-behaved children. But what if you're not perfect? When everyone else is putting their best face forward, I decided to write about the hidden side of motherhood. The uncomfortable parts I'm not proud to share. As a mom for the last twenty-one years, I have felt utterly alone at times. I wrote the book that I needed when I felt like I was drowning in failure. Mistakes don't make you a bad mom, they make you a real mom. I wrote this book for every mom who has ever felt like she failed her children. For every mom who has ever made a mistake. For every mom who has ever felt the isolating loneliness of motherhood, even when surrounded by tiny humans. For every mom scrolling through her social media feed thinking she is the only one who's not so perfect. For every mom everywhere, no matter how you choose to parent. This book will take you on an emotional rollercoaster, from very heavy topics to light and funny. Hang on tight, because you are in for a ride.
Author: Betsy Harloff Publisher: ISBN: 9781734891591 Category : Languages : en Pages : 274
Book Description
Real, Raw, Honest, Unfiltered Essays on Motherhood Social media has made us feel like we must do all the things and do them perfectly. Be the perfect mom, post the perfect pictures, and have perfect, well-behaved children. But what if you're not perfect? When everyone else is putting their best face forward, I decided to write about the hidden side of motherhood. The uncomfortable parts I'm not proud to share. As a mom for the last twenty-one years, I have felt utterly alone at times. I wrote the book that I needed when I felt like I was drowning in failure. Mistakes don't make you a bad mom, they make you a real mom. I wrote this book for every mom who has ever felt like she failed her children. For every mom who has ever made a mistake. For every mom who has ever felt the isolating loneliness of motherhood, even when surrounded by tiny humans. For every mom scrolling through her social media feed thinking she is the only one who's not so perfect. For every mom everywhere, no matter how you choose to parent. This book will take you on an emotional rollercoaster, from very heavy topics to light and funny. Hang on tight, because you are in for a ride.
Author: Tricia Drammeh Publisher: Blue Flower Books ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 23
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Ellen is obsessed with the idea of creating the perfect Christmas card to send to all their family and friends. She’s making a list and she’s checking it twice. Perfect holiday outfits? Check. Perfect holiday decorations? Check. Her husband’s troubled teenage niece crashing at their house the night before the big photo shoot? Wait – that wasn’t on the list! Will a scheduling conflict, a sullen houseguest, and a family crisis derail Ellen’s plans for a perfect photo shoot, or will she learn that perfection isn’t so important after all?
Author: Bree Maresca-Kramer M.A. Publisher: It's That Simple! ISBN: 1935658026 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 223
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In incredible relationship help book for women that offers a reader-friendly step-by-step approach that can help you rekindle your romance and create a happier, more intimate relationship with the man you love. The insightful and inspiring blend of real-world tools, techniques, and strategies in these pages are powerful and life changing, yet also practical and easy to apply. When National TV & Radio shows need a relationship expert, they call Bree Maresca-Kramer M.A. Why? Her signature approach works. After reading this book, you’ll agree: It really is That Simple! *Also available in a Man's version*
Author: Elaine Marie Alphin Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ® ISBN: 146776602X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 238
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When Ian Slater's best friend, Teddy, suddenly vanishes, it's up to Ian to find out what happened. He and Teddy were supposed to take photographs together on the day Teddy disappeared—but Teddy never showed up. Rumors are flying, and everyone looks to Ian for answers. Has Teddy run away, searching for the father he's never met? Or has something more sinister happened? Ian doesn't know, and he can't quite remember everything that happened the day Teddy vanished. On top of that, he keeps having terrifying dreams and hearing strange voices. People are starting to say he's acting strangely, and the sheriff keeps questioning him. As Ian tries to hold it all together and search for clues to Teddy's disappearance, he strives to present those around him with the picture of a normal kid. But the more he finds out, the less he understands. How well does he really know Teddy? How well does he even know himself?
Author: Jim Daly Publisher: Zondervan ISBN: 0310348358 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 225
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Perfection is the enemy of parenting. Jim Daly sees and hears from mothers and fathers trying hard to pursue perfection. They listen to the best experts and read all the right books. When someone gives them a “World’s Best Mom” or “No. 1 Dad” coffee mug, they want it to be true. And they want their children to pursue perfection, too. It’s admirable for parents to be the very best moms and dads they can be for their children. But sometimes in so doing, they leave grace behind – both for themselves and their children. Jim believes that our quest for perfection, a quest that he believes is particularly strong among Christians, runs counter to God’s own boundless gift of grace. We can become Pharisaical parents, quoting endless rules and holding everyone to impossible standards. But God doesn’t want us, and our kids don’t need us, to be perfect. As parents, we’re called to simply do our best. And when we fail – which we will – we’re called to try again tomorrow. Though he’s the President of Focus on the Family, Jim does not promise that his book will be a catalyst for a perfect family. But it can help point the way toward a good family – one that feels safe and warm; one filled with love and laughter. This book will encourage mothers and fathers to embrace the messiness of parenthood and show grace to their own less-than-ideal children. Jim, through his own experiences, expertise, and array of stories, will lead both moms and dads to a better understanding of what being a good family is all about.
Author: Lorhainne Eckhart Publisher: Lorhainne Eckhart ISBN: 1928085350 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 186
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Neil Friessen has almost everything he’s ever wanted: His wife, the woman he’s always loved… His children, whom he never believed he would have… And an empty bank account. Until one day, that is, when he comes up with the business plan.
Author: Misty Erwin Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1462050425 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 265
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Nothing could make Ashley's life any better. She is on top of the world with new love. Everything about Kevin Landers is absolutely perfect. He loves all the things she loves, especially her five year old daughter, Katie. Nothing can compare to the feeling she has when she is with him. Ashley doesn't want to hear her family's warnings to take it slowly. Why should she miss this chance of a lifetime when he is obviously her soul mate? It doesn't take long for things to subtly change, though. Kevin has a well-concealed temper that scares Ashley when it erupts, yet she is hesitant to address it because she doesn't want her perfect world to change. Everything else about him is above repute and he says he only wants her to be happy. If warning bells ring, Ashley doesn't want to hear them. When things take a sudden downhill plunge, Ashley is forced to make a decision. Will she decide to finally see him for what he is or keep loving him with all her heart? True love can't just be forgotten. Can it?
Author: Donna Y. Ford Publisher: IAP ISBN: 168123839X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 227
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Five decades ago, I was challenged to read the Moynihan Report (1965). Then and now, I take issue with much of the content, which smacks of deficit thinking, blaming the victim, and a blindness or almost total disregard for how systemic racism and social injustices contribute to family structures. I recall being professionally and personally offended by interpretations of single?parent families, which were often negative and hopeless. Moral development, criminal activity, poor educational outcomes, poverty, and apathy of many kinds were placed squarely on the shoulders of these families, especially if the families were/are headed by Black mothers. Eurocentric and middle class notions of ‘real’ families like those depicted on TV shows and movies dominate, then and now, what is deemed healthy in terms of family structures – with the polemic conclusion that nuclear families are the best and sometimes only structure in which children must be raised. These colorblind, economic blind, and racist blind studies, reports, theories, and folktales have failed to do justice to the families in which there is one caregiver. Their stories of woe and mayhem make the news and guide policies and procedures. The stories of children who have been resilient have been unheard and silenced, they have been under?reported and relegated to the status of ‘exception to the rule’. Perhaps they are exceptions, but there are more exceptions than we may know. This book is designed with those stories of resilience and success in mind. The book is not an attempt to glorify single?parent families, but such families are prevalent and increasing. High divorce rates are impactful. And some parents have chosen to not marry, which is their right. While not glorifying single?parent families, we are also not demonizing them or telling their stories void of context. Yes, income will often be low(er), time will be compromised when divided between offspring, work, and other obligations. Likewise, we are not glorifying two?parent families as being ideal; their context matters too. How healthy are married couples who don’t really love or even like each other? How healthy are those parents who have separate sleeping arrangements/bedrooms? How healthy are those families who have oppositional parenting styles and goals for their children? This is the 50th anniversary of the Moynihan Report, and I am concerned that another 50 years will pass that fails to balance out the stories of single?parent families, mainly those whose children succeed and defy the odds so often unexpected of them. I agree with Cohen, co?author of the updated report: "The preoccupation with strengthening marriage as the best route to reducing poverty and inequality has been a policymaking folly”. Further, 50 years after Moynihan released the controversial report, The Negro Family: The Case for National Action, a new brief by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) and the Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) titled, "Moynihan's Half Century: Have We Gone to Hell in a Hand Basket?," finds that the changes in family structure that concerned him have indeed continued, becoming widespread among Whites as well, but that they do not explain recent trends in poverty and inequality. In fact, a number of the social ills Moynihan assumed would accompany these changes in family structure—such as rising rates of poverty, school failure, crime, and violence—have instead decreased. (see this)
Author: Sherrie Campbell Publisher: New Harbinger Publications ISBN: 1648482651 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 233
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Heal the pain of growing up with emotionally abusive parents, and take the first steps toward the life—and the love—you deserve. Few things in the world have a more profound effect on your life than the parents who raised you. When your parents are pathologically self-centered, manipulative, or emotionally abusive, the pain they cause is deep and often difficult to put into words. You may experience anxiety, depression, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), low self-esteem, addiction, or other mental health conditions as an adult. And you may even feel like it was somehow all your fault. But it was not your fault, and there are tools you can use to heal the trauma caused by your childhood. From the author of the self-help hit Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, this compassionate guide will help you gain a greater understanding of what happened in your past; transform deep pain into emotional resilience; and build the loving, meaningful relationship with yourself that you deserve. You’ll also learn to set boundaries with others, assert your needs, and overcome emotional avoidance to develop warm, loving relationships with others. Author Sherrie Campbell offers powerful skills drawn from a range of evidence-based treatments, including mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), self-compassion, lived experience, and body-based practices to help you heal from the past and reconnect with your authentic self. A happy and healthy life is not a life without struggle—it is a journey full of meaningful lessons. Let this book guide you on the path to healing, wholeness, and self-discovery.
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