May 16 2013

    Is Having a Baby Worth It?

    THAT IS THE BIG QUESTION FUTURE PARENTS REALLY WANT AN ANSWER TO

    by: Tanya Enberg

    It is a mammoth question. Among life’s biggest, really. If you’d asked me even a year ago, it would’ve been staggeringly impossible for me to answer.

    Is it worth it? That’s what a friend wrote to ask me recently.

    She was inquiring about babies and whether taking the life-altering procreation plunge — one that involves thousands of soiled diapers, regular bouts of agonizing high-pitched cries, many, many sleepless nights and an entire overhaul of life as you once knew it — is all really worth it.

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    May 7 2013

    Lessons From A Long Lost Mother's Day Card

    THE POWER OF THE WRITTEN WORD STANDS THE TEST OF TIME

    by: Tanya Enberg

    I’ve often wondered whether my mom knew how much I loved her.

    For years, I wasn't certain if I’d ever told her properly, outside of relying on assumption. 

    Did she know how lucky I felt to have a mom who was vibrant and kind, loving, and funny?

    Nobody has ever quite believed in me like she did. But that’s part of the composite sketch of a really great mom, isn’t it? They see in you a shining star whose flaws are lovable and endearing.

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    Apr 30 2013

    When Dust Bunnies Take Over Your Home

    SHOULD YOU LET BABY PITCH IN AND ‘MOP’ THE FLOORS?

    by: Tanya Enberg

    You’ve got the soiled diapers. The pee leaks. The clothing stain removals done by hand. There are the drippy-nose booger wipe ups, food-on-the-floor clean ups and the unexpected spit-ups that always seem to aim straight for your hair.

    When dissecting the day-to-day tasks of motherhood, it is a rather unglamorous scene indeed.

    To top it all off, there is there is another icky intruder, albeit one entirely unrelated to motherhood.

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    The Face, The Voice, The Blog!

    After spending years pulling her hair out writing for national newspapers, magazines and online publications, journalist Tanya Enberg is now pulling her hair for an entirely different reason — trying to learn the rather chaotic rhythms of parenting.

    When Tanya and her hubby were planning to start a family, she had no idea just how difficult the parenthood job would be, or how deliriously in love she would fall with their newborn squish. The intensity of joy that arrived with motherhood is incredible, mind boggling and, yes, unexpected.

    Fact: Until her son’s birth, Tanya had only ever changed one diaper, and that was on a plastic doll in pre-natal class and still she found it very, very challenging. Now, she can almost change diapers in her sleep and sometimes has.

    Oh, and she’s since learned all about onesies (and secretly wishes she could get away with wearing one), been peed on many, many times and has expertly mastered the art of the afternoon nap.

    As a lifelong travel junkie, Tanya is the co-founder of the website ChicSavvyTravels.com who hopes their little guy will also be bitten by the jet setting bug.

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