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What is First Love really like?. It is the purest form of love where…
Tags: First Post, Motherhood, First Love, Mom Love, Moms

“I love you every day. And now, I will miss you every day.” — Mitch Albom

Pexels (Shamia Casiano)

It is the purest form of love where both the persons love each-other immensely, there is no insecurity but a beautiful bond between two souls.

Where we are sure that we are what we are before that person and for only that person’s happiness, we did a lot of things unknowingly.

It is a feeling that we can’t express in words, where our happiness is the priority of our partner. Where there is no need to tell us what we need, our partner just understands it.

Even one day without that person made us realize what our life is without her.

So what first love is really like?

Love without any commitment, where no I love you is needed, where we don’t do unnecessary things to make her realize she is important, where just by seeing each other half of the tensions vent away, something like this. But there is a fear one day, one has to cry in the pain of losing another one.

I am talking about everyone’s first love, our love with our Mother (MOM) genuinely it’s the first love for us. And we can’t express it in our words because feeling is the same in everyone’s heart but memories are different.
How O’Melveny reportedly whitewashed sexual harassment at Lions Gate
Tags: Lionsgate, Law Firms, Sexual Harassment, Omm, Omelveny And Myers

Thursday, July 26, 2018

This week, the Wall Street Journal and other sites wrote about alleged sexual assaults by Lions Gate general counsel Wayne Levin. It’s a case study of how companies pay O’Melveny to whitewash sexual harassment.

When the victim complained, Lions Gate hired O’Melveny’s Adam Karr to “thoroughly and independently” investigate the allegations. The whitewashing started with Mr. Karr conducting a reportedly sham investigation that “couldn’t corroborate [the victim’s] allegations.” Having exonerated the company, they proceeded to the next step in the whitewashing, paying the victim to keep quiet.

The victim, Ms. Wendy Jaffe, a person of tremendous integrity, has reportedly returned the money, over a million dollars, so that she could go public and warn people. “I saw the way they silenced women,” she stated, “and I just couldn’t live with myself.”

Hopefully this spurious practice — whereby organizations like Lions Gate or USC are allowed to hire their own “independent investigator” — comes to an end one day, especially when that investigator is someone with O’Melveny’s history.
Prospectors Weekly Review
Tags: Eos, Blockchain, Cryptogames, Mmo, Dapps

In this weekly update, we’ll review the news and recently added features, as we wrap up another busy week for the Prospectors developers. We keep moving forward and are excited to announce the launch of our newest upgrade, the Land Registry. This long-awaited function is finally here and allows a player to sell a rental right on any of their plots at the auction. We are going to add full functionality step by step.

We suppose you’ve already noticed a new button which appeared between “All jobs” and “All my stuff” buttons.

Here you can look over all available auctions and join in.

Manage the plot from the Info window.

We hope you have already made a decision on which plots you should keep for yourself and which ones you need to give up.

Our Sheriff has also been hard at work! So far, workers of 1400 accounts are imprisoned in jail. Few accounts have proved their innocence and were released. We are still providing investigations of several cases.

The referrals window got a new look, and we’ve added more useful information and guidance. Now you can view the total amount earned through the referral program, and see the profit received from each of the friends that joined the game through your recommendation!

And just in case you still have friends who aren’t playing Prospectors yet, we have a great reason to join us now! Last week in cooperation with DappRadar, we prepared a raffle where one out of every five participants will win a prize of 500 PGL (more than $100). You have two weeks to take part.

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I Never Want To Get Pregnant.
By: Ehssan El Medkouri
Tags: Motherhood, Adoption, Foster Care, Family, Moms

I don’t want to bring another human to this world.

Before I start, I want to wish myself a happy one-year anniversary of being here on Medium; we went through a lot in 2020, being able to write about it kept me sane. Thank you for being here. Now let’s get down to business.

When I was a child, my dad would ask me: Ehssan, what do you want to be when you grow up? I would always tell him I want to be a mother.

Now that I’m capable of making life decisions (even though I shouldn’t), being a mom is still on the bucket list, but it’s not on the top.

I always see myself in the future as a successful woman with kids, I had baby fever for years (more like a chronic fever); I used to cry sometimes about it because I realized I have to go through a lot of steps before I get to have a baby.

However, lately, I have been doing a lot of reading and I concluded that I don’t want to get pregnant; I don’t want to physically bring another child to this world; I want to foster and adopt.

The world is full of orphan kids who need the chance of having a home, of having a mother, I don’t want to waste 9 months of my life in pain to bring another child to this already messed up world.

If I’m financially stable enough to have a baby, I’m rich enough to adopt a child no matter his or her age.

I want to do good in this world by adopting and loving a helpless child, a child who would have ended in the streets because of the messed up system.

I want to physically carry a child; I want to feel the fetus growing inside of me, and I want to go through the whole deal, but that’s what my body wants, and it’s natural, but I can’t be selfish, I will not carry a baby just because I want to know how it feels. I won’t put my unnecessary emotions over helping a child who already exists and actually needs me.

I will sleep better at night knowing I’m doing good in this world, knowing I actually helped.

I read a quote once that said; Being a mother is an attitude, not a biological relation.

In the last years, I matured unimaginably; I used to be pro-life (boo me I know), I used to lay back, judge people for doing what they wanted to do with their bodies, and not do anything about the babies who are already born and suffering. However, I have grown into an amazing woman who wants to do good in this world.

I know that this decision will change my future, it will make finding a partner with the same mindset very hard, and I honestly do not care.

Please tell me your view on the matter, we are all entitled to have an opinion.
A Gift Overdue
By: Saim Umer
Tags: Letters, Gifts, Compliments, Gratitude, Moms

To understand and practice the power of gratitude by identifying people in your life who have helped you in the most difficult times of your life. I believe that a genuine compliment is the least expensive yet one of the most powerful gifts you can give someone. Compliments belong to other people, why keep them with you?

In order to pay this gratitude I wrote a letter to my mother which is pasted above who always have been there for me and played a very vital role in shaping me, helping me in my tough times. This letter has been my very first experience, I must say it wasn’t that much tough to write to the ones you love so much and want to say thanks to them, yeah it gets little bit emotional but I think that’s okay, its okay to feel things as its a natural thing. Its doesn’t need to be fancy or something just keep it simple but real and honest and i think is the most beautiful thing which I tried to do so, hope to get a good response from my mom, as she always think that whenever she leaves the home I get emotional, yeah its true because i love her so much, the experience was overall great, it was filled with feelings, love and emotions. I feel blessed to have a beautiful and kind heart mother which has a strong impact on my life who taught me how to be kind to others. I think more people should try to do such kind of things because it makes you connected with the ones you love and compliment is least a gift you can give to someone to make them feel special and loved.

Happy reading…
A Gift Overdue
By: Syed Asad Kazmi
Tags: Love, Care, Mothers, Sacrifice, Moms

“Firstly, I would thank to my Allah.Who helped me in my all circumstances”

When i started to thinking about that person who helped me a lot in my all circumstances.After a long time, i found out that person who deserve thank.She is my mom who helped me in my all circumstances.Here i want to discuss the most important part of my life when everyone left me but my mom stand with me.(At the time of university fee)

We are living in a joint family.I hoped that you knew about the joint family situation.One head person (economical strong) ruled and decided all the things that do in house.After intermediate, i wanted to study in university but all the family members didn’t want that.Everyone said me you should go for the job and do started your education in private college.Due to financial issues, i also knew that i couldn’t survive but my all friends did go to the university.I thought that what they think about me.That time was really difficult for me.But i had a craze to went the university.

On the other side of the room,my mother was listening every situation she stood stand and saying the sentence i shall pay your fee.That really amazing moment for me that i never forget that in my life.She also knew about that she couldn’t do like that and i also knew that, how single she managed.After that family members was against to my mom.But my mom fought for me.After that first time she loaned for me.So i want to say that what i am at this time due to only my mom.I fulfilled my dream because of my mom.

I can also discuss here the success story of myself after one semester i did get the inter-loop company scholarship for my next semester studies.That’s moment was awesome for me i think i gave a little bit,a little bit happiness to my mom on that act.But this was a small thing in front of my mom love.

THANK YOU MY BEAUTIFUL MOM❤.

At last,”THANKS TO AMAL FOR THIS PROJECT”
Threat From Within
By: Carol Banks Weber
Tags: Trauma, Vaccine, Abuse, Bullying, Mom

Yesterday’s voicemail: Blah, blah, blah. Dramatic pause. [Is my mom sick? Homeless? Bankrupt?] Then, “Get the vaccine…”

#7, delete. I didn’t hear the rest.

I couldn’t bear to.

But I felt the weight of her threat, her order all the way from Honolulu. I’m a defenseless child again, at her mercy. I have no say.

No, I don’t want my hair cut, mommy. Mommy, please, don’t break my tassel. Mommy, please don’t hit me, my brother cursed too.

I’m 56, with a grown son and a husband, all the way here in Idaho. I shouldn’t care what she says. Yet, I felt very small, and very scared, wincing as if about to receive a blow to the head, one of many — just from her angry, know-it-all-know-nothing Korean voice.

Years and years of brainwashing, training. Still, she bullies me.

Imagine if I had never married. I’d be stuck with her, me under her quixotic thumb, forced to undergo god knows how many makeovers, cosmetic surgeries, acupuncture treatments, unproven, fast-tracked vaccines.

The woman who never paid attention to the news or voted, suddenly sounded like Jen Psaki, spouting off stats like she worked for the WHO. “The vaccine is 96.5 percent effective. Only seven percent have side effects,” she parroted.

“Seven percent? Doesn’t that number bother you? How do you know those numbers are accurate? Why haven’t you heard about the people who died or suffer horribly from the shots? Why do you believe everything they tell you? What if I’m one of the seven percent…don’t you care?”

Instead…”Get the shot [or else].”

Or else, what, mom? You’ll stop caring about me?

You never started. Remember when you went off to party with your whore friends instead of taking care of me? I was a baby. Baby to toddler to teenager. Just leave me with grandma, and live your single life.

How about when your only grandson went to the ER back to back to back? You cared more about your married boyfriend’s dinner reservations. You never asked how he was doing. You never bothered to find out what a government-approved, government-pushed FluMist vaccine did to trigger his sudden chronic, uncontrollable asthma attacks that nearly killed him.

You never cared about me.

All this vaccine talk is about you, good, and faithful servant.

You’ll do whatever the people in charge tell you. If they tell you to kill me in my sleep, that’s what you’ll do.

So, no, I’m not getting the vaccine. At least not right now. I might get it later, when I find more reassuring, common sense information about it.

If that means I’m no longer your daughter, oh well.

I was never your daughter to begin with.
Motherhood series, part 1
Tags: Motherhood, Toddlers, Ectopic, Parenting, Moms

2. Fostering Autonomy

Someone told me a while ago that I needed to be more of an authoritarian! Mind you, not because my child behaved badly, but because she did not understand the need to confer with a child while making decisions ABOUT HER. Note said child is a toddler whose speech is developed enough to communicate her needs and wants. I felt offended.

The way we parent is mostly impacted by the way we were parented. I want to raise my child in a script that we write. Not how I was raised, not how anybody thinks I should raise her. I’m sure she will not escape unscared but at least she will have a hand in writing her script.

I need to foster a feeling of autonomy. To remember that though she came through me, she is not a part of me. She is not an extension of myself but an individual with her character which is beautiful and flawed as well. I let her take the lead on little things that make no difference to me. Little things that help her build a sense of independence as well as boost her confidence.

She gets to directly influence a lot of things that happen in her day to day life. Nothing too big because we know a lot of choices can overwhelm little people. We want her to always know that her opinion counts and is taken into consideration.

She gets to decide if she wants to play at home or go to the park. Wear outfit a or b, walk or sit in the stroller. Does she want to shower or bath? Should we cook happy nudeln (pasta) or ugali? Does she want to cook with me or play while I cook? How much she eats is her decision, our bedtime read as well. We also let her know and consent before we hold another child. It might sound absurd but it helps cut out the crying that would have followed had we not informed her.

While this is all great for her development it demands a lot of patience. I have days where it runs so thin. Days where I tell her, the same thing for about 1000 times. Days that I’m struggling with anger, days that I’m just dog tired. Days where I don’t get enough sleep…Generally, bad days Where I’m not fit to parent anyone or anything, not even a plant.

On one of those days, she goes high and I go high! These are my lowest point, rock bottom and my internal prosecutor has a field day! We all know that familiar mom guilt. These days can be so long, they feel like a 48 hours day! On these days, I thank God that I’m not a single parent because then my husband takes over as I find my calm. These days are a reminder that there is no such thing as a perfect parent or a perfect child. I try and meet myself with as much compassion and forgiveness as I can. Hats off to you single parents I see you.

Below is a quote by Gordon Neufeld which resonates with me so strongly. It looks exactly like the end goal I envision for my relationship with Shay.
How to cook Baingan ka Bharta in Punjabi Style
By: Punjabi Mom
Tags: Cooking, Food, Punjabi, Moms

Ingredients

Brinjal (large) — 500g (2)

Onion (finely chopped) — 2

Tomato (finely chopped) — 400g (4)

Boiled peas — 100g

Green chillies (finely chopped) — 4

Ginger garlic paste/finely chopped — 1tbsp

Mustard oil

Salt

Red chilly powder

Garam masala

Turmeric (optional)

Coriander leaves

Procedure

1. Roast and clean the brinjal (15 mins)

Optional: Brush some oil on the brinjal before roasting

Roast the brinjal on the gas stove until it is like the image above. After removing it from the stove, put it in water and remove the skin.

Not punjabi style: Peel, cut in small pieces and boil with 1/2 cup water instead of roasting (won’t taste like roasted at all)

2. Cooking (30 mins)

Heat the mustard oil to the smoking point and turn off the gas so that the onions don’t suddenly burn.

and turn off the gas so that the onions don’t suddenly burn. Put the onion in the pan and turn on the gas. Saute the onions until it is translucent . Do not let it go brown.

. Do not let it go brown. Add ginger garlic paste and saute some more till it is not raw.

Add tomato and let it cook until some oil starts separating. This may take 15–20 mins.

Add the dry spices.

Add the brinjal and mash it, add boiled peas and roast it on low flame until some oil starts separating. Might take around 10 minutes.

3. Garnish
Mom Breaks
Tags: Motherhood, Stay At Home, Working Moms, Parenting, Moms

Photo by James Wheeler on Unsplash

I crave breaks from momming. It’s a complex feeling because I don’t want to miss out on time with my daughters. However, I am a much better human when I have some time to myself. Sometimes I feel bad for needing a break. Other times, I get to the point where my feelings don’t matter anymore, I’m taking the break whether I miss out on something or not.

Being a parent is hard. It doesn’t matter if you’re a working mom, stay at home mom, single mom it’s all hard. I don’t discredit any of these mom lifestyles. We all need breaks. Working moms need breaks from work and kids. But they hear it all the time, “they grow up so fast enjoy them while you can.” That statement is crushing to a working mom. Especially, if she’s a single working mom. The internal conflict of needing to make money, needing quiet, and not wanting to miss out on your child, can cause a swarm of emotions.

Stay-at-home moms need breaks from their house, their kids, their cleaning but get a push back from the world suggesting that they do nothing all day, how could they possibly need a break. That they should be lucky for their life and not complain about needing a break. Even when they haven’t complained, they are simply asking for a break.

These ideas suggested by the community inside and outside of our homes can be discouraging. But it’s 2020 and things are weird enough, it’s time to ask for breaks mama’s. Or just air it out. Not everyone has the means to allow themselves a break. Just say the words, “I need a break and believe it.” Believe that your body is tired and your nerves are shot and that you are over stimulated by noise, touch, smell, and the wild thoughts that spin through your mind about doing your best as a parent or as a wife or just as a human being. We all need breaks and it’s important to accept that, whether you have support or not.

When you admit you need a break, I think it’d be an amazing thing to plan in some time to yourself. Even if you’re a single mom. It could just be that you plan to stay up a little later after you put the kids to bed, to take a bath or fall asleep watching your favorite tv show. We need to do this for ourselves so we can show other moms who are drowning in over-stimulation, or over-work, or depression from the internal conflict that it’s ok to need and to take a break from parenting.

Now’s the perfect time to start being ok with needing a break. Being so ok, that you make space for it in your schedule.
6 things to ensure you excel at work as a brand new mom
By: Nihu Gudur
Tags: Careers, Woman In Tech, Working Parents, Career Advice, Moms

I have had a fast track career growth at an IT firm, which I have joined straight after college. It’s been almost 9 years now and it has been an extremely enriching experience. Personally, I am very ambitious and I know where I would like to see myself 5 years and 10 years down the lane.

So, almost an year ago, when I learnt that I was going to have twins, I knew things weren’t going to be the same. I was entering a phase of my life where I needed a newer perspective towards everything.

Now my twins are 6 months old and I can confidently say that along with the joy of motherhood ,my career is on track too.

Here is my guidance for all to be and new moms out there from my own personal experience:

1) List down your priorities and goals

I was in a full time job, was pregnant, had nausea through the 9 months and so finding peaceful time to focus on future forward seemed difficult but I knew this was a very important step to complete before I go into labor.

Just find some alone time with a pen and paper. Think about everything you want for yourself , personally and professionally, after you have had your baby ( or babies, like in my case).

I had listed down all my thoughts such as:

I need everyday quality time with my babies

I want to be a hands-on mom

I need my financial freedom, now more than ever, which means I need to continue to work

I need support at home to look after my babies , while I was away for work

At work, I needed an equivalent or a better role , once I return to ensure I am not heading backwards from a career growth perspective

I need flexibility to be able to work from home , when needed

Just list down all your thoughts in a flow. You will be surprised later while reading some of them that you consciously didn’t know needed attention or planning

2) Establish your support system

A support system that understands your thoughts and plans is a MUST for you to succeed and this is both at home and at work. Share your thoughts with your spouse , parents , any other family members , with your boss, your peers and subordinates at work and anyone who you believe plays a role in this journey. Especially with those , who have gone through this journey themselves or via their spouse.

You need all the support , advice , learnings and guidance on any aspects you would’ve overlooked.

Tell them what your priorities and plans are. Be very clear on what is possible vs not possible for you.

Based on all the discussions, be prepared for a fallback plan for anything that seems to be not working out.

For example: I wanted to be able to gradually transition to a less stressful role towards my last trimester, which means I needed someone to transition to my current role at work. That somehow didn’t work out and so we made a fallback plan where I continued in the same role but was enabled to work from home , so that gave me the flexibility and relaxation I needed
Quarantine: The Giver of Snacks the Taker of Dreams
By: Sabreen Shabazz-Straker
Tags: Kids, Dads And Daughters, Graduation, Quarantine, Moms

Quarantine: The Giver of Snacks the Taker of Dreams

Written by: Sabreen S. (Charlie)

Sadness. Despair. Madness. All three words that need their separate space for dramatics (hence the period). I understand that the world is going through a pandemic right now, but why did it have to happen during my 5th grade year! It’s NOT High School or College, but still I am NOT going to have my 5th grade Moving-On Promotion Ceremony! I have to be honest that I am kind of bummed about that. All the quarantine snacks in the world won’t heal the pain…cue the “Quarantine Queen”!

We all know the Quarantine Queen,A. K. A. mom, with her antics for keeping us entertained and healthy during these uncertain times, and now I needed her more than ever. She didn’t let her plan slip for the past few weeks as I sulked around the house as I distanced learned my tail off! Then it happened!

I woke up to the song of “Pomp and Circumstance.” blaring through Alexa, and I knew that the good old Quarantine Queen has blessed us once again! On the dresser in front of me was a cap and gown with the 2020 tassel all placed just right, it was going to be my “graduation day” after all!

As I finished putting on my cap and gown after I got dressed, a breakfast of champions awaited me with all of my favorites! That wasn’t it, my mom and dad even bought a graduation cake with balloons that all read Congrats to the Class of 2020! This was amazing and to top it off, we had a graduation parade that we attended at my school. Each 5th grader got to decorate their parent’s cars and parade inside of them with all of our friends around the school campus. This made our class feel as one again, and not socially distanced as we were in reality.

It was a Time to Remember, and a great way to celebrate while staying safe! Thanks to the Quarantine Queen and her accomplice, daddy.
Raise your hand if you ??
By: Hemp Lyfe
Tags: Cbd, Insomnia, Sleeping, Parents, Moms

Raise your hand if you didn’t get your best nights rest last night? 😫🤚 if you didn’t, this post is for you! sleep quality + duration affects how we live out the other 2/3 of our day. quality of sleep translates to quality of life. and in order to live a vibrant life and feel like our best self, we need good, deep sleep each night. now, we know some of you, especially all the parents out there are thinking, 7+ hours of deep sleep every night? Yeahhhhh right… But we are here to tell you it IS achievable (that is if you don’t have a newborn who needs their mama + daddy’s throughout the night) we spoke with the president of hemp lyfe, @whitney_jaynes , and mom of an 18 month old baby girl, about how she tries to get her best rest despite being a working & full time mama…here is what she had to say: 1. I try my best to reduce all artificial blue light and EMF exposure- I like to filter my screens with a blue light shield or you can also wear blue light blocking glasses. Sometimes even turning off the tv and putting my phone away in exchange for a good book is key to reducing my artificial light exposure. 2. Keeping a consistent routine is key: I like to wake up every morning and get natural sunlight to start my circadian rhythm off right and go to bed around the same time every night. Dimming the lights or having a nightlight to create a safe haven allows me too wind down. Morning and bedtime routines are very important. 3. Take my dream CBD about 30 minutes before bed! This is a game changer for me. I personally don’t have trouble falling asleep, but I wake up a lot through the night because of “phantom cries” *parents, iykyk 😂 and this helps me STAY asleep and feel refreshed the next morning when it’s time to wake up! I highly recommend anyone who has trouble getting quality sleep, to get some dream CBD ASAP!
“Are You Someone’s Mom?’
By: Caroline Knorr
Tags: Personal Growth, Parenting Teenagers, College, Identity, Moms

I was accidentally blocking the entrance to a dance studio when a parent picking up her daughter from a lesson needed to get by me.

“Oh, no, I’m sorry.” I spoke quickly, waved my hand, and scooted out of the way. Wait, I thought. I AM someone’s mom. But my kid isn’t a kid anymore. And “I’m a mom” is no longer the first, second, and third thing I think about when I identify myself.

I felt a pang and thought of my 21-year-old “baby” podding up with other college students down in L.A. Our last conversation felt a little forced, but he asked me about my latest arthritis flare-up and shared his Thanksgiving plans. He won’t be coming home. Believe it or not, I consider this to be a good thing. He’s making a life. And so am I.

For 18 years I worked so hard on being a good mom. I breastfed. I had the pediatric emergency room on speed dial. I scuttled in forgotten lunches and homework to school. When he was in high school, I looked the other way when he and his friend trucked in backpacks that clinked with bottles, and probably bongs I knew they bought in Chinatown.

But then he left — and so did the hard-won identity I’d cultivated. I was so disoriented, I didn’t know where to begin to find a new one. As he grew in his own independence, he signaled he needed me to back off. If I picked a hair off his face, he’d push my hand away and say, “would you do that to anyone else?” “Moms are entitled,” I’d say. But this approach only added distance to our relationship. After a stubborn start, I knew that being a “good mom” meant letting go. And facing myself.

Going through an identity crisis is hard. The first few days were the worst. When we took him to college, I broke down in the peanut butter aisle at Trader Joe’s because I couldn’t remember if he liked chunky, chunky no salt, smooth, all-natural, or another of the 5000 varieties that — just a mere 6 months before — would have taken me a nano-second to access in my mom database. Slowly though, I began to figure out who I was now.

I partied a lot. Sort of like I did before I had a kid. But I didn’t feel good about myself, and I sensed my friends were worried about me.

I plunged myself into my work. But I didn’t have the drive to climb the ladder like I would have in my 30s. I want to enjoy my life.

So, I started making walking dates with friends. I indulged in puttering and making things that make me happy. I walk my dog. I read. I bake. I exercise. Maybe I’m boring.

I’m beginning to inhabit the new me. Just last Thanksgiving I was shattered at how much my son ignored me at dinner and crowded in with his friends. But, this year, “I’m so moved on it’s scary” as Dua Lipa — who I can blast in my kitchen and dance around like crazy ANY TIME I WANT — would say.

It actually didn’t occur to me until I started writing this how much my son’s path to independence so closely mirrored mine. I guess I just always thought of myself as a mom. Until one day, I realized I was so much more.
The Story Behind the Most Useful Breastfeeding Wrap Helping Moms Cherish Their Journey
By: Surabhi Verma
Tags: Women, Breastfeeding, Mompreneur, Pregnancy, Moms

Teran Martin, founder of the Nustle, created her product after becoming frustrated during her breastfeeding journey.

Breastfeeding can be the most beautiful experience but don’t we know, it can also be the most frustrating and disappointing experience. In that struggle is where the Nustle was first created. Mom’s just amaze me with their ingenuity and ‘I’m going to make this better!’ attitude. Plus, every wrap comes with a free consultation with a lactation expert. This will help to ensure Mama gets the support she needs to find success in her breastfeeding journey!

The Nustle by Mama’s Milk Wrap is a non-ingestible breastfeeding aid that offers full coverage, hands-free pumping, soft conforming design that supports natural production or suppression through the application of heat or cold therapy.

“Love this wrap! My milk comes out quicker, helps with clogged ducts, being engorged, and is so comfortable with the heat. I’m a labor and delivery nurse and this is one of the best things out there!!!” — Rachel W.

“We have seen astounding success with the heat therapy,” says Martin. The Nustle has been effective at sustaining supply, increasing output, and providing support for mamas returning to work, to even double output during pumping sessions.

Note- the Nustle is not to be worn while breastfeeding but it is great to apply as soon as feeding ques are seen to help stimulate the breasts into production mode, must remove wrap prior to nursing baby.

“My first day back to work was a few weeks ago and I forgot my wrap at home- crisis moment! I have used it daily since then. My supply is great, and I always feel comfortable thanks to Mama’s Milk Wrap!” — Jordan H.

The application of cold-compression therapy is designed to provide relief to engorged breasts and to suppress milk production.

“We have seen dry up times with the cold-compression application decrease substantially,” Martin continued, “for example, one mother stated that with her first two children it took her year to stop production. With the Nustle dry-up was reduced to less than a month.”

“The difference is night and day!” — Laura B.

At Mama’s Milk Wrap they take it next level to not only support their Mamas with the Nustle but to offer every opportunity to help provide support. Embedded with every Nustle also comes a free consultation with an approved lactation expert to help ensure Mama gets the support she deserves to best help her find her success.

Many more uses for the wrap: The wrap can also be utilized prior to the birth of baby as a belly support band with heat or cold therapy on the back, after the birth of baby as a postpartum belly band that supports healing through the temperature therapy. Monthly cycle support and anywhere else heat or cold therapy is needed on the body.

What sets the Nustle apart is its temperature retention, unlike so many warm/cold packs out there the Nustle retains its temperature for 20–30 minutes which is often the time doctors recommend applying temperature therapies to the body
My Mom. My mom is a quite interesting person…
By: Ayaan Khandelwal
Tags: Mom, Happy Bday

Hello how are you? Good? Well, have you ever heard a 10 year old write a letter to the public about his mom’s birthday probably not. The regular person would write a letter to their mom saying the same thing, You are wonderful You are amazing blah blah blah. Now what if they did the same thing in an cooler way, and told it to the public. That would be kind of cool right? Well then if you think it’s cool why don’t I do it here and now.

My mom is a quite interesting person. She has worked hard all her life. Did you know My mom had actually woken up at 5 everyday when she was around 5. She did that every single day until college. She was born in a small city called Pilibhit. It is in UP, India. She had gone to Shishu Mandir as her elementary school till 5th grade. Vidya mandir was her middle school and her high school. She had studied college in Banasthali Vidyapith. That was her childhood and education.

After I was born, we went to the U.S (me,my mom,and my dad) . We went to New jersey and lived there for around a year. Then we went to CA. My mom went to college again, and got her second degree. She had found a job in Google. Yes I know what you are thinking wow my mom’s amazing. Well that’s true, but wait for the end. She worked there for 3 years. Isn’t that cool. Just so you know what google is (which probably everyone in the world knows) is a search engine. Now she is working at Facebook. Clearly, My mom is hard-working.

Isn’t that like the type of life story that a person from a documentary has. I guess she should be in a documentary. Well, Happy birthday Mom, and I love you.
September 2019: Real Estate to Fit Your Life
By: Gabriele Sewtz
Tags: Home, Real Estate, New York, Lifestyle, Moms

The Story: Real Estate Tips for Five of Life’s Biggest Moments

The Jump Off

In today’s softer market, buying a home no longer comes with the security blanket of selling in a year at a profit. Real estate purchases need to be for the long term — ideally, seven years. What kind of place will you need in the future? That all depends on your life stage.

The Process

Just starting out? Compromise on condition and find a studio/one bedroom. A place near transit and location will suit not only your lifestyle but help with resale value.

Baby on board? Little ones play mostly in the living areas, so a modest two bedroom will suit your needs. Just keep an eye on school zones even if your bun is still in the oven.

Growing family? You’re probably craving a real family home with privacy and an extra bathroom. You’ll stay longest in this home so be ready to make the investment in a larger two bedroom or even a three/four bedroom property. The good news? Middle school districtsare more expansive so you can get more for your real estate dollar.

Adopting a pet? You need a pet-friendlyhome. If a townhome is in the budget, that will give you freedom and a yard. Otherwise, keep an eye on co-op rules — not all dogs are created equal.

Empty nester? Time to cash out, take that trip… and pay for college. Amenitiesare more valuable now than extra space, so downsizing will give you what you need and still save you money.

The Wrap Up

Your need for space, location and amenities will evolve as you do — and New York City has a neighborhood for every stage of life. Whether you’re planning a family or contemplating your golden years, we can help you find the property that works for you.
DIARY OF A STROKE VICTIM’S DAUGHTER — Super Bowl
By: Lili Blackwell
Tags: Superbowl, Quarantine, Friends, Mom, Dad

Me & my Ma, Whitehorse, YT — 1980

Remember that scene in Demolition Man where Sandra Bullock asks Sylvester Stallone to have sex? That’s how I feel when I try to have a conversation with anyone in my elevator these days. AWKWARD!!

I had a bit of a panic attack a couple of days ago and I thought fuck it, I’ll pack my dad up and kick my feet up in a cabin on the beach in Tofino. Run up and down the beach and turn cartwheels in my gum boots, have camp fires every night, play crib, and (allergy) sneeze whenever I damn well please without feeling guilty. But then my bestie, politely, told me Tofino wants zero visitors. Big billboard posted outside of town. Seriously?? Fuck me. Fine, I’ll stay home.

I never got grounded when I was a kid so I don’t understand what this whole social distancing feels like. Not that I didn’t deserve it. I grew up in a small house with a lot of people and I feel like it would have been my mother’s own personal hell to have any of us home on purpose. Who’s punishment would that be? We weren’t allowed TV during the day. Ever. Anything asked of us over and above what was already expected was sadly and disgracefully whined over. So it makes sense that whenever we got in trouble we were banished from the home and lucky if we even got invited to the dinner table.

Good thing Martin isn’t too social these days anyways. Rerun sports are made for times like this. They’re condensed to show only good and relevant plays…with women, millennials, and quarantine in mind for sure. The Super Bowl we watched last night was a great game! Neither of us could remember who’d won it and we didn’t care. New England pulled out the win in the end. Tom Brady and his forever just-weirdly-missed-the-mark hairdo. Guarantee he’s not missed by his hairdresser right now. It was a short and very sweet game.

Everyone is messaging me “how are you and Martin?”. Like we’re a special case right now or something. We’re great! Co-habitating with complete cooperating companionship. You should be reaching out to your friends with little kids at home. Especially parents with boys. Christ, I’d be in jail. Kudos to all you parents for keeping the next generation alive and safe.

I had a Zoom party with some girlfriends last Friday night. We were all in our living rooms, in sweatpants, with a glass of wine in hand. It was great to see the ol’ broads’ faces smiling and laughing. Humans are herd animals. Like horses. We’re not meant to be alone. We’ll get back there. Someday soon…

This is blog #6.

by Lili Blackwell

Proud mother, daughter, supporter
The Quarantined Mom
By: Sabina Rose
Tags: Kids, Life, Life Lessons, Family, Moms

The Quarantined Mom

Today is day 8 of being home with kids and spouses.. we are all exhausted! I think by now every husband of a wife that stays home realizes all the selfless things she does for him, the house, the kids and everything in between that she doesn’t even mention, the things that fall under the radar. The “behind the scenes actions” that would literally make the ship sink if they weren’t done. Now the men see it!!! Clear as day… it’s a beautiful thing!

Personal note: My mom raised 5 of us kids. My dad was the breadwinner. I remember him saying to my mom, “How do you do it?” Even in his day, he realized she had the much more difficult job. My dad worked 3 jobs to support us, but my mom’s job was tenfold… literally.

One thing I’m learning now that I have been both, the stay at home mom and the go out to work mom… it’s a picnic to go out to work! The luxury to be out, listening to my music in my car as I go to meetings. Having peace and quiet. Only having yourself to worry about. Doing as you please!

Being a stay at home mom is the most selfless job on earth. It is giving of yourself for the benefit of your child. Nothing is more important, no act is more giving or generous than that. It is the definition of selflessness.

Enjoy your kiddos. They are worth the work and the dividend is the pure joy of watching them grow!

The husband?…. eh, that’s another story. Not sure what the dividend is there 😂
Volleyball Mom PNG Sublimation Clipart Graphic
Tags: Volleyball, Shirts For Women, Quotes About Life, Sublimation, Moms

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You Can Say No to After School Activities
By: Rachel Bowman
Tags: Kids, Mom Guilt, Parenting Advice, Parenting, Moms

My husband and I have disagreed about this since before we had kids. He said he wanted his kids to play football in a league. I said if he wanted them to play football he could go in the backyard and play it with them.

We have three girls now so there hasn’t been that much football. But there also haven’t been many afterschool activities.

One reason is that I don’t want to spend all my time driving my kids around. I don’t want to play taxi service like a lot of the moms I know. It will not make me happy. In fact, I think it will make me disgruntled, like the moms I know that do it.

And yes, that’s selfish. But I am a better mom when I pay attention to what makes me happy and don’t live my life by giving everyone else priority over me.

Up until a couple years ago, we were both working full time and the kids were in full time care. We didn’t even have time for more stuff. We wanted to do stuff with them.

Also, when my kids are really interested in an activity, I am open to it. When they wanted to do ninja warrior and they were both in the same class once a week, it wasn’t a problem.

Right now they want to do a dance class and my husband said he would sign them up. I said, “You know if you sign them up for dance class that means you’re in charge of that and you’re the one bringing them, right?”

I don’t think my children are going to be professional athletes, and maybe I’ve already taken that decision away from them, but I don’t think so. My brothers were professional athletes and I have an idea of the commitment that takes. But my oldest child is only 8 years old and I don’t think we’ve taken that decision away yet.

They’re way more interested in dance and singing anyway, and they do that all the time at home. We give them plenty of space and opportunity for that, even if it hasn’t happened at a studio yet.

There are definitely times I think at least one of them might be a professional in the entertainment industry, and if so I can provide the videos of them singing/dancing at age 3.

I have friends that feel guilty about not having their kids in more activities. I can’t relate to that because I don’t feel any guilt about it. Will there be a day where one of my children laments me not introducing some activity to them earlier? Probably, but I think that’s just the way life goes. I want to provide my children with all the opportunities I can, but I also want to live my life.
Eagle Boomtown opens its gate! Spirit of adventure calls you!
Tags: Mmo, Nft Collectibles, Dapps, Games, Waxio

Hey, fellow Prospectors! Are your bags packed? It’s time to depart! The Eagle boomtown is waiting for you.

One of the best things about the new Eagle Boomtown being developed on WAX is the easy onboarding for new users. Even if you never played Prospectors before, all you need to do to start is go through a simple registration using your email address. Then you will be able to go directly into the Eagle boomtown and start playing. So it’s a perfect time to invite your friends to join you!

Whether you prefer to research plots for gold, to develop metallurgic ventures, or try to earn as much QPSS as you can, It’s always much more fun together!

To win in the Eagle Adventure, players need to divide their efforts properly, to ensure that they build the railway on time (in 50 days).

All stuff bought on the auction of assets will be delivered on the Central Storage Plot. You can take all your belongings from there and deliver them wherever you need them.

There are two levels to the railway construction. After level 1 is complete, the railway can be used to move cargo back to the permanent WAX land “Yukon”. Players must also complete Level 2, the railway station, which is where the exchange office is located.

When players have completed both levels of the railroad, they will declare a victory and will be able to exchange the raw mined gold. Mined gold can only be exchanged and added to your account using the railway exchange office.

50% commission from the exchanging of gold goes to the Railway Property Fund, which after collection of taxes, will be divided among all participants of the railway construction.

Here is the scheme of gold distribution in the Eagle Boomtown adventure. As you see, the winner takes it all.

What are you waiting for! PLAY NOW!

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