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How To Deliver Positive Affirmations for New Dads

How To Deliver Positive Affirmations for New Dads

Let me be honest:

My husband is NOT good at positive affirmations. He does not know how to share his feelings and he is pretty much the worst at amping up a situation. I'm actually pretty sure he doesn't even know what positive affirmations are!

If you shook your head in agreement to any of these statements in regards to your partner, keep reading. I want to help your partner get better at sharing words of affirmation, especially as a new dad. 

Holiday Traditions

Holiday Traditions

Holiday traditions are something that I hold very close to my heart. Theres something about the holidays that brings warmth, family and kindness to the forefront of our minds and it makes me feel lucky to be part of the human race. 

There are so many memories from my childhood that center around traditions and the holidays and today I wanted to share a few with you. Traditions dont have to be huge experiences, even the smallest ones can create wonderful memories. 

The Emotional Price Of Parenthood

The Emotional Price Of Parenthood

When I got married to my sweet husband we had a plan! I was on birth control and we were thrilled to start our married life together. I was starting a new job, and at the time we had a long term plan to wait two or three years to have children. We were thrilled about the prospect of having a growing family within the next few years but the idea of relishing in newlywed bliss was something we were very much looking forward to.

No one tells you that birth control can sometimes fail. And sometimes user error is the reason for that failure. And sometimes the user doesn't even realize that they are the reason for the failure. 

I was the user that failed to use the birth control correctly and therefore, one day, I realized that something wasn't right. My breakfast smelled terrible and it was making me gag. That had never happened before. (click here to read more!)