10 Ways Early Motherhood Is Like Being in Harry Potter

10 Ways Early Motherhood Is Like Being in Harry Potter

The first time you experience the "is it chocolate or poop?" situation is pretty much like putting on the sorting hat.  Do you laugh at the adventures of motherhood? Gryffindor. Do you consider the possible effects of exposure to human feces on your immune system? Ravenclaw. Do you wipe it on your spouse's shirt? Slytherin. Do you lick it off your hand and pray it's chocolate? Hufflepuff.

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The Impossible Yet Inevitable Loneliness of Motherhood

The Impossible Yet Inevitable Loneliness of Motherhood

I have been a stay-at-home-mom since mid-way through my second pregnancy. My youngest is 16 months old now, which means I haven't worked (outside my home, that is) in almost two years.

What I didn't expect was that sometimes I would feel lonely. I'm talking heart-wrenching, deep-in-my-bones loneliness.

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