It's not all it's cracked up to be.
| | LIFESTYLE | From The Confessional: I Really Hated Being Pregnant | | Oh, pregnancy: what a wild ride, right? And today we're rounding up unfiltered thoughts on the subject from our Scary Mommy Confessional. "I hate pregnancy this second time around. It seems so much harder than with my 1st," says one mom; another is worried: "I'm scared of having postpartum depression and rage. Due in 4 weeks." Whether pregnancy is in your rear-view mirror or the baby is bouncing on your bladder as you read this, I bet you've got some thoughts. And, as always, if you want to share, hit us up through the form here.
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| | | | | | TONE IT DOWN | We Do Our Kids A Major Disservice When We Make Them Specialize In Sports Too Soon | | When I became a parent, I couldn't wait for my kids to play sports, because I knew how deeply those experiences had shaped me," writes Vanessa Kroll Bennett, who was a multi-sport athlete growing up and played college soccer. "But I was wholly unprepared for what I would encounter in today's youth sports. In just a generation, things had changed so dramatically — the intensity, time commitment, high cost, required specialization — that it wasn't clear to me if my kids would benefit the same way I had." Give it a read and see if you feel the same about the youth sports merry-go-round. | |
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