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I want her to laugh at something that made her feel embarrassed months before, and to realize that time heals in almost all scenarios.

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I’m the mom who wants to slay all your dragons and breathe fire on anyone who dares to hurt you.

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I fought like hell to recover from anorexia so I could have healthy happy kids someday. But statistics say those who have a relative with anorexia are ten times more likely to have an eating disorder themselves.

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In today’s hyperconnected world, if we don’t teach our children how to be comfortable being alone, they will learn to be lonely and rely on the distraction of technology.

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Swearing off the Internet once and for all because you just can’t stomach all the mommy blogger fear mongering anymore.

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Unwelcome realization number 5,781: Your body isn’t really your own anymore. Like, at all.

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Kids these days…

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They are learning nothing constructive; they are only learning to be destructive. They are learning the shortcut to a desired solution.

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Too much Axe, and everyone around you will distance themselves from you for associating yourself with them; but just the right amount will do wonders.

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These are the years when you will most likely ‘hate’ me and I will be trying to keep it together, the years where I will be ready to kill you and hug you all in the same breath. But I still love you, no matter what.