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We were watching Sara playing by herself with the baby play gym when we caught her staring at herself in the mirror. We know how babies get all excited watching themselves in the mirror despite the old wives tales saying that it is not good to let you baby see the mirror for reasons I don't know. As I sat there watching my baby girl looking at herself in the mirror, I can't help but thought to myself, " How would she see herself in the mirror 16 years from now?" Or perhaps "How would I react to find her so interested in the mirror 16 years from now?" (If you know what I mean) This is the story that I would like to share to all mothers and mothers-to-be...the deep, cleansing breath of a mother with a teenage daughter... 'Donna and I went shopping with our daughters today. Her Natalie is sixteen, my Rachel is eight. The excursion went something like this: Natalie pulls a few bathing suits off the rack. Donna begins taking several deep, cleansing breaths wh...

This came to me through an email... *************************************************** I’ve given up many things to be a mother. My outward appearance has certainly changed. No more make-up, no more flat tummy. I've stretch marks to show, which also means some clothes just can’t be worn anymore. Not to worry as breastfeeding has also cancelled out the possibility of fitting into most of my old clothes. I’ve given up a career outside the home. I chose to be a full time mother, meaning I’ve said goodbye to power lunches, flashy clothes and dinner parties. I’ve opened myself to criticism and doubt, and faced more than one sarcastic comment and critical glance with sheer willpower to come away still friends. I’ve given up my independence and my time. I may not be dependent on my baby, but she is on me and that has certainly curtailed more than a few of my favourite activities down to a minimum or barely at all. I no longer have the luxury of catching a movie at any given time, or go...