The internet is a scary place. My husband and I recently watched the movie The Captive starring Ryan Reynolds, and that movie scared the bejeezus out of me. The scariest part of that movie is that it’s not an unrealistic scenario. There were a few parts that seemed a little out there, but after watching it, I …
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There are moments in time I’d like to just pause as my children are growing up so fast. One tells me I’m the mayor of Crazy Town (in our household it’s a real place) the other ask me such interesting questions about the Mir space station and will Steve Harvey ever host a Miss America pageant …
Editor’s note: As a mother with a daughter, I’ve thought about body image quite a bit. I hope you love this essay about body image and motherhood from H.M. Jones today. I wrote a poem just a few days back about body image and motherhood. I have a daughter, you see, and she’s beautiful. She …
We are pleased to feature another guest writer today on Lose the Cape! Thank you so much to Hilary for sharing this great article. You can read more about Hilary at the end of the post. Keeping Kids and Grandparents Connected Online (& SAFE!) Technology is continuing to widen the generation gap at an …
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Just what is SMAD? Well, it’s Social Media Anxiety Disorder (SMAD), first coined by Julie Spira, author of The Rules of Netiquette. And just what are signs of SMAD? Spira says you may suffer from this if you have the following symptoms: The inability to part with your smartphone, even for a short while You …
On Saturday morning, I rolled out my yoga mat, started stretching and chatted with a few friends as we waited to begin our 8:30 a.m. power flow class. At 8:27 a.m., the teacher had still not arrived, so the owner made a call to see what was going on. I could hear her conversation just …
I recently came across an article on parenting in this new age of tech. In short, it detailed the digital world our kids have always known – a place where anything and everything can be googled, a finger swipe moves you from here to there, and selfies and smart phone pics happen daily. To say my …
My sister-in-law became pregnant with her second child while I was pregnant with my second child, Jelly Bean. Jelly Bean was born in December, and my nephew was due in June. When we received the phone call on April 25th that Boston had been born – I was terrified for them. He was six weeks …
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I never talked to anyone about how sad I was after my first child was born. Looking back on it, I’m sure I had post postpartum depression (PPD) and I didn’t realize it. We had feeding/nursing and sleeping issues, all very normal new mommy issues, but ours were compounded by extreme external events. Within three …
