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Time management tips for single working moms
“Now I’m not gonna sit here and lie that I’m an expert at time management, but I have been working full-time as a single mom for the last four years, and somehow in that time I managed to completed my bachelor’s degree, not get fired from any of my jobs, and keep the kid alive. I must be doing at least some things right, right?”
Damani’s little sister, Mila
“It was hard to fully enjoy it as I knew all the things that could go wrong. I didn’t want to fall in love, only to say goodbye… Being pregnant and getting memories of what was three years ago was truly bittersweet.”
Fibroadenomas… and other types of non-cancerous breast lumps
“The exact cause of fibroadenomas is not yet known, but researchers suspect that they might be related to reproductive hormones.”
I feel a lump in my breast. Now what?
No one really prepares you for that, do they? Nothing can. Trust me, I was just about ready to start planning my funeral when I found out I have one a few months ago. Spoiler alert: my lump turned out to be…
Breastfeeding, orgasms, and other ways to lower your breast cancer risk
We’re stuck with these sensitive milk bags for a while, so we might as well try to make peace with them. Here are a few ways you can help to reduce your chances of developing breast cancer:
A tale of three mothers
A mother’s days reflection on the challenges and bonds shared between three women across two generations
The heroic, depressed Jamaican mothers who abandon their babies
“This isn’t the ‘baby blues’ that her doctor told her to expect in the weeks following childbirth. The doctor said those would go away after a few days. But this isn’t going away. This is deeper. Darker. Mild annoyance is quickly growing into thoughts of slamming the cot into the wall for the baby to shut the hell up, which, in turn, grows into an overwhelming sense of guilt for having such dark thoughts about her own child. “
AstraZeneca vaccine not yet recommended for pregnant and breastfeeding moms, says MOH
‘The Cry-it-out method works for adults too!’ – How mompreneur Kalilah Reynolds balances family, finance and fitness
“I lock up in a bathroom and let out a good ugly cry. I usually feel a lot better after that. I find it’s also best to just remind yourself that these feelings are temporary. We all go through waves and cycles.”
The journey to the best surprise – Tonia’s miracle baby
“But there was still an overwhelming emptiness that I felt about not being able to do something I was made to do. I felt broken.”
To My Beautiful Human with Autism
April is not only Autism Awareness Month, bu it’s Poetry Month as well. It’s only fitting, then, that our very first Village Voice honours both occasions. Bomb Jamaican mom Lasine Matthews, whose three-year-old son Liam Ford is on the spectrum, shares a poem that she wrote to her little human with Autism. We think it’s pretty awesome.
Unsnapping back: 20 pounds postpartum and gaining happily
Potty-training? Don’t make the same mistakes I did
Bomb Jamaican Mom 