Being a mom is a hard job, particularly when you have a one (or more!) toddling around. All stages of childhood carry their own difficulties, but it seems the youngest years are the most physically demanding.

One mom took some of her precious alone time to explain exactly what she means when she says she “needs a break.”

It ain’t pretty, but it’s the truth.

Her post starts:

“When I say I need a break.

I’m not saying I don’t love my family.

I’m saying going to the toilet with an audience, every time, can get tiresome.”

Your toddler doesn’t want you out of their sight. That means using the bathroom with your little one babbling about the train he’s trying to show you.

“When I say I need a break.

I’m not saying I wish I didn’t have children.”

It doesn’t help or make us feel any better when someone, who is well-meaning, tells us to appreciate these years…they go by so fast.

That’s not what it feels like and that’s not what we mean. We love our kiddos…more than anything.

That’s why we give them everything we have.

“I’m saying it would be nice to put make up and feel good without prying foundation out of someone’s tiny hand.

When I say I need a break.

I’m not saying I want a holiday – even though one would be nice.

It would be nice to be able to have some alone time to get ready for a special evening out. Or for a little at home pampering.

I remember, back in my toddler-mommy days, when my stylist talking me into buying an expensive deep conditioner for my poor, neglected hair. I laughed because the directions said to leave it in for 10 minutes before rinsing. But I bought it anyway.

My record for leaving it in was two minutes.

Anyway, you can read the rest of the mom’s post over at Love What Matters. It’s a good one, and it reminds us that it’s not selfish AT ALL to want a break.

So moms… take that break any way you can.

You need one!

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When Lilian Grace Borden was born, her parents were overjoyed. But soon, it became clear something was amiss. According to a GoFundMe, Lily’s mother, Sharon Borden noticed she wasn’t able to move her limbs normally.

After an MRI, doctors saw a problem with her brain stem. By that time, however, Lily was already in the neonatal intensive care on breathing and feeding tubes and the team at their hospital in Nevada wasn’t sure what they had found. To further investigate what was plaguing Lily, a medical transport to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, California, was arranged.

Said Borden,

“By the time of her next MRI, just days later, the tumor was larger and now ran from her brain stem down her spinal cord to below her shoulders.”

Although the tumor was inoperable and rapidly spreading, a biopsy was completed. The tumor was now an aggressive stage 3-4 malignant glioma.

But a new hope emerged! A targeted chemotherapy for tumors of a certain genetic makeup had just received approved. The family had to act fast if they wanted to save Lily.

After a round of chemotherapy, the go-ahead to receive the new treatment finally came. Lily’s tumor was gone three weeks later, and she got to ring the bell declaring herself cancer-free.

Now Lily can get back to the important work of growing up and living an amazing life.

Stories like this that really make us think about our own mortality and how fragile life truly is. So make sure to do something for yourself today, and maybe even call a friend or family member you’ve haven’t spoken to in a while.

Enjoy the beauty that is life, because we’re only here for a short time.

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A puppy named Emerson was deemed sweet and adoptable by staff at the rescue organization NRF Maine. He was also deaf having contracted the canine parvovirus which caused seizures for him when he was a puppy.

NRF Maine’s Lindsay Powers told Good Morning America,

“Once we got him home from the vet’s office from Florida, we realized he had hearing difficulties.

He doesn’t let it bother him at all, though he’s a typical puppy.”

One by one, all of Emerson’s brothers and sisters were adopted and Emerson still didn’t have a family.

 

But soon after his picture was posted on the group’s Facebook page, Powers received a letter from a deaf man named Nick who was interested in adopting a deaf pup with the hopes of establishing a special bond. “Right off the bat he said, ‘I’m deaf also and I feel like we’d have a good connection.’”

Powers processed the application that day.

Sure enough, Nick and Emerson hit it off immediately.

An NRF foster mom wrote in another Facebook post,

“When Nick and his Mom walked into the house to meet Emerson, Emerson made a direct line for Nick and sat at his feet.

That’s all it took.

I was sold that this was fate, and these 2 belonged to each other.”

Nick and Emerson are so happy together that Nick created an Instagram account called @nickandemerson to show off the special bond he’d always hoped for.

The duo has so far amassed more than 31,000 followers.

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So proud of Emerson and how smart he is! He has done so well learning these tricks. He’s a food motivated boy . . . . . #nickandemerson #labsofinstagram #adoptdontshop #blacklabpuppy #blacklabsofinstagram #thatsahappydog #goodboy #deaflove #smartboy

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Nick has even taught Emerson sign language for sit, lay down, and come. Videos of the pair’s sign language lessons and tricks are loaded to Instagram.

Rachel, Nick’s mother, calls them the cutest pair.

We couldn’t agree more!

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It always seems as if others have these fabulous lives while we sit like lumps on our couches unable to even decide where to get takeout for dinner.

But, remember, we don’t see what goes on behind the scenes to get those enviable shots.

One woman took to Facebook to remind us of this very fact. Jen Flint, artist and mother of six, went to the pool where she witnessed a scenario that made her think about the illusion of the Instagrammable life. Her recount of the events went viral.

While Flint looked on, another mother posed her daughter for a picture she planned to post to social media. After getting the perfect shot, the mom took a phone call. Her daughter begged her to go swimming, but her mother continued with the phone call and ignored her child’s pleas.

Mother and daughter had arrived at the pool in matching swimsuits.

Yesterday while at the pool I watched a young Mama and her little daughter enter the pool area dressed in very nice coordinating swimming suits.

The mom, with her perfect loose curls tied up in a coordinating scarf, spent the first few minutes talking loudly on her phone to a friend while her daughter stood waiting to get into the pool. Mom ended the phone call and proceeded to spread out pool toys and sunscreen on a matching towel.

Then after finding just the right angle and the right light, Mama pulled out her tripod and took a few selfies with her daughter. Little One asked to get in the pool. Mama said wait and then posed her daughter in front the pool, then going in to the pool and then coming back out of the pool.

The mother set the stage with towels, sunscreen and pool toys. Then she took some selfies with her child. Photo shoot over, the mom hopped on the phone, paying no attention to her daughter who now wanted to play with her in the pool.

Little one smiled big and said “cheese” like she’d done it a million times. Then Mama told her she could play. Little One walked in and swam around for a couple of minutes. Mama called a friend on her phone and began another conversation while Little One politely and repeatedly asked “Mama, can you come in the water with me, please?” She was ignored. “Mama, come play with me?” she asked 4 more times. Mama glanced over at her but never got off the phone. After 10 minutes Mama ended her call, collected the sunscreen that was never applied, the water toys that never touched the water, and then her daughter and left the pool.

Only a few minutes after taking the photos, the mother packed up all the toys, towels and sunscreen, and left the pool with daughter in tow.

I sat there thinking about what I’d witnessed for awhile afterwards. I imagined the photos she took being perfectly edited and posted to social media with a caption like “Pool time with my girly! #Makingmemories“.

Somewhere another Mama is going to be at home with her children, the house a mess from their play, her hair unruly from a day of mothering and her clothes dirty with spit up or peanut butter. She’s going to be tired because she’s spent her day cooking, caring, cleaning and playing with her children. She’s going to look at that photo and she is going to compare herself to the perfect Mama at the pool. The Adversary is going to whisper into her ear “you aren’t good enough… You don’t look like that Mama at the pool… You don’t have money to buy expensive swimming suits like that and you don’t have time to make memories like she is” and that young Mama is going to believe it. She’s going to feel like a failure. Ugh!! She’ll never know that how she spent her time that day was so much better in God’s eyes and in her children’s eyes than that “perfect Mama” at the pool.

What bothered Flint the most was the photo that would be posted on line was exactly the type that would make other mothers feel inadequate in comparison. We tend to create our own stories about what we see in other people’s lives. We can also become obsessed on how we present our lives on social media.

What we see on Social Media isn’t always real. Sometimes and often it’s a complete set-up. It’s staged and filtered and it’s counterfeit.

Sometimes we do see absolutely real photos of vacations and beautiful homes and freshly done hair but it’s only ONE moment. It’s the very best moment out of a whole day spent much like our own. Working, cleaning, and messes…

Perfect moments are fast and fleeting and happen between the natural and real messiness of life.

Mamas, don’t compare yourself. You ARE enough! You are amazing and the very best part is that you are REAL! Your dirty shirt and your messy house and your happy children are real and they are proof that you are doing it right!

Flint ended her post with the message that mothers should resist the urge to compare and to remember Instagram moments are rarely reality. Being a real mother is a rewarding life.

We don’t need Instagram likes and comments to tell us that.

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Who would’ve thought…?

If you’re a GenXer or Xennial like me, you were raised on cautionary tales of relationships and marriage that all included, at one point or another, the stark fact that 50% of all marriages in America ended in divorce.

Many of us chose to get married anyway, and collectively, I’m not sure we’ve made better decisions than our parents did when it comes to life partners.

Millennials, though – the generation after us –  are getting divorced less often than Boomers and my fellow GenXers.

Which is to say, that scary 50% divorce rate statistic?

It is no longer.

According to Bloomberg, divorce rates dropped by 18% between 2008 and 2016. They analyzed data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and controlled for related factors like age (older people are less likely to get divorced), and even then, the rate dropped by almost 10%.

Baby Boomers, by contrast, divorced at a higher rate than any previous generations – perhaps just because it became less taboo and women became more likely to be able to support themselves financially, neither of which is a bad thing if you ask me.

While millennials are blamed for hurting the economy by not buying homes and choosing not to have children, the fact is, they’re financially more insecure than any American since the Great Depression. They’re weighed down by student debt and staring at high costs of living combined with low wage growth.

So, maybe they just can’t afford to get divorced?

Perhaps, but experts think it’s more likely that they, too, are marrying later in life, spending more time dating people and actually figuring out whether they’ll be a good life partner before pulling the trigger. Statistics show that both factors correlate with lower chances for divorce.

Philip Cohen, the paper’s author, concludes that “the U.S. is progressing toward a system in which marriage is rarer, and more stable, than it was in the past.”

Which is to say, kids today might be getting married less often or waiting longer, but when they do decide to take a trip down the aisle, it’s more often actually forever.

So there you go – one less reason to hate on Millennials today.

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Gyms are closed, kids aren’t in school, and if you live in a similar climate to mine, spring isn’t exactly getting the message. It’s dreary, it’s cold, it’s rainy, and pretty much no one wants to get outside.

We all still need to get a bit of exercise every day, though! It’s good for our mental health, good for our physical health, and not hearing “I’m bored!” for a twenty or thirty-minute stress is also a big positive in anyone’s home.

If you’re looking for ways to keep your family fit and healthy and occupied while in the house, here are 8 online classes to try out for yourself!

8. Moovelee

These videos are for toddlers who need to stretch and move even though they’re stuck in the house – and they’re guided by friendly animated monkeys.

The workouts are based on yoga and meditation practice, as well as some traditional skills like running and stretching. Superhero yoga is a must!

7. Cosmic Kids Yoga

These mindfulness and yoga practices are geared toward kids 3 and up, and the channel offers a variety of videos that should be easy enough to follow along at home.

They’re sorted by age and activity level, and there are also dance videos and brain breaks to add to your daily routine.

6. Yoga Ed

These video yoga workouts are for children and teens and range from 10-30 minutes in length. You can choose options for specific topics like communication and self-awareness, or go for general practices that should cover kids of all ages.

5. Jack Hartmann Music Channel

These fun videos incorporate learning and exercise for kids, and your children are going to love them.

4. Little Sports

These kids’ workout videos are fun, engaging, and easy for kids to follow on their own. The videos are short – around 15 minutes apiece – and teach a variety of exercises like stretching and cardio.

3. Go Noodle

There are so many silly videos to choose from, and they’ll all get your kids up, moving, active, and laughing. You can’t go wrong here!

2. Kidz Bop Dance Along

Dancing is great exercise, and sometimes a familiar, popular song is just what your kids need to get off the couch and get moving.

And you’ve got your headphones, so everyone is good to go!

1. Alo Yoga

This YouTube channel features videos for kids that are zen and calming, with a focus on mindfulness and flexibility. They also utilize fun visuals to help kids understand the practice.

I’m definitely going to try these, even if my toddler does get distracted and wander off halfway through – mama needs yoga time!

How are you keeping fit with your family? We’d love your tips in the comments!

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Does anyone do time capsules thes days? I remember filling one in elementary school, and maybe again right after the turn of the century. I always think we should do more stuff like that, because I know how much people in the present enjoy unearthing relics from the past.

As someone with children, the idea of putting together a time capsule for your child to open when they turn 18 is sentimental and lovely, and I’m so happy we’re getting to read about the girl’s experience opening hers!

Kim Chastain had the idea when her daughter, Grace, turned one. She bought a time capsule and asked friends and family to fill it with whatever they thought Grace would enjoy seeing on her 18th birthday. It was a secret, and Gracie had no idea it existed, Kim told Bored Panda.

“We’ve moved a couple of times since we did the time capsule but for the last ten years, it has been in the back of a large storage room in our basement buried beneath boxes of books. My kids never go in there because they think it’s creepy, so it went unnoticed all these years.”

When she pulled it out and showed it to Gracie, though, the young woman was excited to go through the contents.

Inside she found letters from loved ones, some of whom had passed on.

Savings bonds and cash.

Magazines from the year she turned one.

Pictures and videos of her as a baby.

It was full to the brim with the physical proof of how very much she has been loved her entire life.

And, now I’m crying. Again.

The internet has been thrilled to be a part of the process, with the pictures getting over 71,000 reactions and over 100,000 shares.

I’m definitely stealing this idea for my own babies – I think it’s amazing to be able to instill a sense of wonder and respect for where you’ve come from in the next generation.

Have you don’t something like this for your kids? Tell us about it in the comments!

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Feeding kids is a soul-crushing undertaking that will break your spirit. Kids eat a LOT, but they go through phases where they’ll only eat certain things, or when what they wanted for dinner is anything except what you’re cooking (and they probably liked that last week).

And so we go to great lengths to not only cook yummy and nutritious foods, but to make them look appealing, too.

At least, I thought I went to great lengths until I saw what this Japanese mom of three was doing with her kid’s lunches!

Etoni Mama’s daughters are 11, 9, and 7, and they are presumably as delighted as the rest of us with these yummy and intricate dishes. The chef has no prior training but she’s definitely a master of character bento, a Japanese lunchbox food style that creates meals that look like people and pop culture characters.

A coworker encouraged her to share her fun and inspiring meals on Instagram, and now people all over the world are impressed. After you take a look at 12 of the most awe-inspiring designs below, you’re going to be a fan, too!

12. That looks cute AND delicious.

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· · サザエさん トースト · · 久々のサザエさん · 作り方 載せてみましたよ · · 穏やかな 日曜日を · · 。 · · #おうちごはんlover#フーディーテーブル#マカロニメイト#サザエさん#ベーコンエッグ#カリカリベーコン#eggart #wp_deli_japan#IgersJP#ig_japan#instafood#foodart#instagood#アート#目玉焼きアート

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11. Hot dog!

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· · おやつは オレオ · · オレオアートしてあげよっか と言ったら · 大丈夫 · と言われ、 １枚だけ貸してくれました · · 先日末っ子が、膝を怪我しました。 大した事はなかったのですが、一人でお庭に出ることもできず数日引きこもり。 · · お外が大好き、走る事が大好きな末っ子なので、ここ数日イライラや夜泣きがありました。 · · 今日は久しぶりに公園へ連れて行くと、いきなりブランコへ向かい、片足立ちこぎ 片足をかばいながら全力で遊び汗びっしょり 見てるだけで爽快でした · · おやつは 冷たい牛乳にオレオをドボン 冷え冷えの濃～いオレンジジュースも美味しい季節ですね · · · · #フーディーテーブル#おうちごはんlover #マカロニメイト#ミッキー#OREO#オレオアート #Disney#Disneyfood #foodart#igersjp#instafood#foodstagrm#Disneyeats

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10. His expression is a bit disturbing, though.

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· · アップルた゜い · · 白目はパイ 黒目はココアクッキー · · 成人の日 良い出会いに恵まれますように · · おめでとうございます · · · · #comingofageceremony#おめで鯛#成人の日#成人式#applepie#おやつ#アップルパイ#おうちごはんlover#フーディーテーブル#マカロニメイト#IgersJP#ig_japan#instafood#foodart#instagood

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9. Oh my gosh, this is so clever!

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· · 切ったら マイク · · 。 · · #フーディーテーブル#おうちごはんlover #マカロニメイト#マイクワゾウスキ#アボカド#avocado #Disney#Disneyfood#MikeWazowski #foodart#igersjp#instafood#foodstagrm#pixar#monstersuniversity#Disneyeats

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8. My 3-year-old would obsess over these.

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· · カーズ ケイク · · 玉子がたっぷり入った バターケーキ。 しっとり、サックリ 美味しく焼けたよ◎ · · 今年もあと３日 落ち着くことなく よく走り続けた1年でした · · 年末年始は 実家で過ごします · · 。 · · #cars2 #おうちごはんlover #フーディーテーブル#マカロニメイト#カーズ#ノルディックウェア#cars#nordicware#bundtcake #wp_deli_japan#IgersJP#ig_japan#instafood#foodart#instagood#Disney#pixar#Disneyeats

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7. It’s kind of weird that I just want to eat their faces, but I do.

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· · イトーヨーカドーさんの こだわりのフルーツシリーズ 「スイーツキング」 デコポンを使ったデザート ③つめ デコポンの特徴凸デコ！を ベレー帽に見立ててかぶせてみました 「デコベレーちゃんのカップチーズケーキ」 · · 【作り方】 カップの側面から見えるギザギザの作り方は、 デコポンの厚皮を剥いたあと輪切りにして、 房間を一ヶ所外して円から列にします。 列が外れないよう中央から側面に向かってギザギザに房間を途中まで外していきます(3枚目)。 ガラス容器に貼り付けて隙間にクリームを詰めます。 今回は耐熱のプリン容器でマフィンを焼き、 いったん容器から外して1/2にカットして、 容器に下1/2を戻しデコポンとホイップとクリームチーズを合えたチーズクリームをサンドしました(2枚目) お顔はチョコで描き、前髪はマシュマロです · · 市販のスポンジやカステラを使って、 いつも使っているガラスのコップ等に詰めてもかわいいと思います · · 今回は(も) お料理のレシピと言うよりは工作の様になってしまいましたが 旬のフルーツをできるだけそのまま 楽しく美味しく おやつのヒントになれば嬉しいです イトーヨーカドーさんの#スイーツキング シリーズ、ぜひお試し下さい · · おしまい。 · · #PR #イトーヨーカドー #スイーツキング #デコポン @itoyokado_official #おうちごはんlover#フーディーテーブル#マカロニメイト#フルーツアート

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6. These are so cute. I’m not sure I could eat them…

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· · 麩ッシュドノエル · · 次女にブッシュドノエルを作ってと言われ、 スイスロールで作ろうと、 朝イチスーパーへ走りましたが売っておらず、 次女の大好きな ふ菓子を見つけ、同じく大好きなマシュマロを乗せて作ってみました。 · · 乗せてトースターで焼くだけ。 実に香ばしい良い香りで、 嬉しそうに食べていましたが、 · · 「ブッシュドノエルは作ってね」と 念押しされました · · スイスロール買わねば。 · · 頑張ろう ２学期 あと少し · · 。 · · #麩菓子#ふ菓子#ふがし #クリスマスおやつ#おうちごはんlover#フーディーテーブル#マカロニメイト#クリスマス#クリスマスごはん#こどもごはん #IgersJP#ig_japan#instafood#foodart#instagood#wp_deli_japan#christmas#christmasfood

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5. Winnie the Pooh is my favorite.

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· · プーさんと チョコクロワッさん · · 沸騰してからポチャンして 9分ちょいがプーさん色 · · 穏やかな おひな祭りの日を · · 。 · · #ゆで卵アート#あさごぱん #boiledeggs#ゆで卵#おうちごはんlover#フーディーテーブル#マカロニメイト#プーさん#ディズニー #IgersJP#ig_japan#instafood#foodart#instagood#Disney#winnythepooh #pooh#Disneyfood#disneyeats#wp_deli_recipe

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4. She nailed Pooh here, too!

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· · みかんプー · · お目めと眉は レーズン お洋服は · · がんばろー 水曜日 · · 。 · · #おうちごはんlover#フーディーテーブル#マカロニメイト#みかん#プーさん#フルーツアート#ディズニー#みかんプー #wp_deli_japan#IgersJP#ig_japan#instafood#foodart#instagood#Disney#winnythepooh #pooh#Disneyfood#disneyeats

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3. Impossible not to love any flavor of narwhal.

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· · イトーヨーカドーさんの こだわりのフルーツシリーズ 「スイーツキング」 デコポンを使ったデザート ②つめ 薄皮を剥かずに魅せる 瑞々しい断面をかわいい鳩に見立てました 「デコポン鳩のカラメルプリン」 · · 【作り方】 デコポン鳩の作り方は、 デコポンの房の背に、 魚を開く様包丁を入れ、 開いて円にした後、 反対側にパタンと折り半円にします(3枚目)。 厚皮でくちばしと尾を作り、 パタンとした間に挟み込みます。 羽とチョコで作った目をつけたら完成です。 今回は大きなカラメルプリンを焼き、 上に乗せて切り分けて頂きました(4枚目)。 · · 市販のプリンやケーキに乗せたり、フルーツの盛り合わせにちょこんと乗せるだけでもかわいいかと思います。 · · つづく→ · · #PR #イトーヨーカドー #スイーツキング #デコポン @itoyokado_official #おうちごはんlover#フーディーテーブル#マカロニメイト#フルーツアート #デコポン鳩

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2. This is a perfect visualization.

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・ ・ こぶたのせ 焼きうどん ・ ・ 午後も頑張ろー 金曜日 ・ ・ 。 ・ ・ #ThreeLittlePigs#おうちごはんlover#フーディーテーブル#マカロニメイト#ディズニー#３びきのこぶた#Disney#Disneyeats#disneyfood #wp_deli_japan#IgersJP#ig_japan#instafood#foodart#instagood#アート#目玉焼きアート

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1. Her talent is crazy.

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· · ロッツォ アーモンドチョコレート · · 美味しくできました · · 。 · · #バレンタイン#rubychocolate#REVOLTECH #almondchocolate#almondrubychocolate#フーディーテーブル#おうちごはんlover #マカロニメイト#トイストーリー#ロッツォ#アーモンドルビーチョコレート#ルビーチョコレート #Disney#Disneyfood #foodart#igersjp#wp_deli_japan#instafood#foodstagrm#toystory4#toystory#lotso#lotte#pixar

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I don’t care who you are, this qualifies as art, and it’s amazing.

How far have you gone to get your kids to eat a meal?

If it’s anything close to this, we need to see pictures!

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For me, I didn’t have as many cravings as I did aversions during my two pregnancies, but they are common among pregnant women everywhere.

Salty foods, sweet foods, pickles, weird combinations of the above or just really gross stuff like Taco Bell…we’ve heard about late-night runs by husbands everywhere.

These 14 cravings, though, I don’t know. I’m going to need explanations.

14. I just threw up in my mouth.

13. That avocado doesn’t even want any part of it.

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Avocado on toast with biscoff spread mixed in. Yum! #weirdpregnancycravings

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12. Spinach dip would have been better.

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Still expecting creamed #spinach on spaghetti to taste gross every time I crave & make it – still groaning at how good the first bite always is. #pregcraving #pregnant #pregnancyisweird #cooking #secondhelping

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11. I actually don’t think pickles and eggs would be terrible.

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English muffin with baby Swiss cheese, pickle, spicy mustard and olive oil mayo…Pregnancy is weird. #pregnancycravings #pregnancyisweird #thomasenglishmuffins #pregnantwithatoddler #randomlunch #friendswood #texas #food #fitpregnancy #momma

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10. Please, one at a time.

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Tonight's craving called for sriracha chili cheese fries with bananas and cinnamon rolls??? I normally ignore the more bizarre combo-cravings, as this is only the second time in my almost 20 weeks that I've said screw it and indulged bc it was so strong. (The first time being homemade wedding punch and jalapeno spaghetti. ) #pregnancycravingsareweird #19weeks6days

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9. Sweet and salty, okay, but the chocolate is a step too far.

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Mecca: Close Up To My #MeccaAttackBurger #SweetAndSavoyBurger #2In1 #ChocolateChipWaffles #CheeseBurger With #DillPickles And #RawRedOnions #WeirdPregnancyCravings #MeccasWeirdPregnancyCravings #MeccasBunch #MeccasKitchen #MeccaStevenson #AdriennesPlaysPoemsAndStories

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8. My brain doesn’t even want to imagine this.

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Mashed Potatoes and salsa. SO. MUCH. GOODNESS! #WeirdPregnancyCravings

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7. Italian people everywhere are clutching their pearls.

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Spaghetti with banana peppers? #weirdpregnancycravings

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6. Bet she’s from the Midwest, where ranch is a food group.

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#picklesandranch #pregnancydemands #babydemands #snacktime #daysofourpregnantlives #weirdpregnancyfood #coolwhipbowls #recyclethecoolwhipbowl #nonsenseofinstagram So. Delicious. This may be my supper as well!

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5. Charred toast is not a flavor.

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#weirdpregnancycravings burnt toast (the blacker the better) with peanut butter. Only started a couple of weeks ago, I read it could be a carbon deficiency Last pregnancy I really craved ice! #toast #whitebread #peanutbutter #burnttoast #vegan #pregnancy #pregnancycravings #35weekspregnant #veganpregnancy #3rdtrimester #pregnant

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4. This is the weirdest one on the list.

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GROSS ALERT! – – This very pregnant lady just ate a plate of onions and peanut butter – which I don't typically even eat anymore because of indigestion. (So yeah, this plate gave me some killer heartburn!) – It was delicious though…. And I find that statement gross. – – – – – – – – – #weirdpregnancycravings #gross #pregnantlife #pregnancy #plantbasedpregnancy #plantbased #plantstrong #vegan #veganfoodshare #whatveganseat #vegansofig #wholefoods

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3. Are you sure that’s cheese?

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Pregnancy craves cheese, beetroot, cheese #cravings #weirdpregnancycravings #latenightsnack #noteatingfor2

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2. You gotta have the crunch, I guess.

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#campfire #marshmallows #potatochips #yum

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1. I know I’m supposed to be judging, but I would eat these.

Pickle juice freeze pops!! Let's see how this works!! #pregnancyeating pic.twitter.com/HFMaFhVgej

— アマンダ ∑(ﾟДﾟ) (@OzakiAmanda) May 13, 2016

I’m actually glad none of these happened to me because I think it would make me sick just looking back on it!

Did you have any strange cravings?

We want to hear all about them in the comments!

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Parenting is not for the faint of heart, and some days are just way harder than others.

You’re tired, you’re stressed at work, your toddler is on overdrive, your teenager has slammed her third door – it can be anything, or nothing much at all, but you can end up feeling like you have no idea what you’re doing.

These 18 parents are having a rough time right now, so let’s all surround them with virtual support and glasses of wine.

18. “Don’t be a butthead” is a common refrain in our house.

I can call my kids assholes.

You can’t.

That’s the rule.

— MomTransparenting (@momtransparent1) February 19, 2020

17. Or even just something that RESEMBLES an onion.

My 3 year old, who doesn’t notice her pants are inside out or that her shoes are on the wrong feet, can spot a diced onion in her food from 3 feet away

— That Mom Tho (@mom_tho) February 5, 2020

16. It’s like going into battle without armor.

Thoughts & prayers for my son who thought his phone was charging overnight only to find he must go to school on 6%.

— Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) February 26, 2020

15. He’s just practicing for college.

I fell asleep on the couch and woke up to a bunch of toys stacked on top of me, which is the toddler’s version of drawing a dick on my forehead.

— WTFDAD (@daddydoubts) March 3, 2020

14. We ARE being quiet!

What I say: “please be quiet this is an important phone call!”

What my kids hear: BATTLE ROYALE! IT’S A FIGHT TO THE DEATH!
*body slam*

— MomTransparenting (@momtransparent1) March 5, 2020

13. Do as I say, not as I do.

“We don’t wear what we slept in out in public.”
-Me, lying to my child

— AsKateWouldHaveIt (@KateWouldHaveIt) March 3, 2020

12. Six minutes is what you have earned with your foolishness.

My daughter woke up at 6:06 today instead of her usual 6:00 because we let her stay up 5 hours past her bedtime last night.

— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) February 29, 2020

11. Based on my own childhood, this is true.

Over 45% of parenting is just yelling "WHERE DID ALL THE SPOONS GO?"

— Divergent Mama (@Divergentmama) March 7, 2020

10. Loud, constant observations.

No one makes more observations than a child sharing a stall with his parent inside a public restroom.

— Mommy Owl (@Lhlodder) February 24, 2020

9. Asking the truly hard questions.

My 4 year old just asked why she can’t eat tacos every day and honestly, I think I’d have an easier time explaining where babies come from.

— Rhyming Mama (@sarabellab123) March 8, 2020

8. That’s the one who will take care of you when you’re old.

After I fell asleep on the couch my sweet 3 year old daughter came over, draped her blankie over me, and lovingly put a Cheez-it in my mouth. She gets me.

— That Mom Tho (@mom_tho) March 6, 2020

7. I think you know the answer to that, even if you don’t want to.

Me: why are your socks wet?

Toddler: sorry mommy

Me: WHY ARE YOUR SOCKS WET?

Toddler:

Me: WHY ARE THEY WET?

Toddler: I love you mommy

This is not good

— Marcy G (@BunAndLeggings) March 5, 2020

6. And that’s how they found out steam could come out of mommy’s ears.

Me: *makes 120 gazillion meals*

Kids: yuk

Husband: *makes pancakes*

Kids: daddy you’re a much better cook than mummy

— MumInBits (@MumInBits) February 26, 2020

5. They’ll keep until it comes back around.

My husband went to Costco yesterday and bought like 8 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios and I predict we have two hours until the kids decide they don’t like Honey Nut Cheerios anymore.

— Arianna Bradford (@TheNYAMProject) February 10, 2020

4. Real talk from real parents.

Sorry my toddler is being an asshole, we're hoping he's working on a new milestone, but it might just be who he is now

— Not Another Pinterest Mom (@snarkymomtobe) March 7, 2020

3. The child version of “I’m starting a diet tomorrow.”

5-year-old: I'm going to be so good tomorrow.

Me: What about today?

5: I have plans.

— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) March 1, 2020

2. Never mind…

9-year-old: Can you help me with a math problem?

Me: Yes.

9: *starts reading the problem*

Me: No.

— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) March 19, 2020

1. They realize we can smell it, right?

Me: Did you poop?

2yo:

yes yes yes yes
yesye yes yes yes
yes yes yes yes yes
yes yesyes yes yes
yes yesye yes yes
yes yes yes yes

— Moderately Mom (@momtribevibe) February 24, 2020

I hope people are there to fist-bump me the next time I feel like it’s just never gonna be bedtime.

What’s your favorite way to reset when you’re having one of those days?

Share your tips in the comments!

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