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Original Question: For every person, 'mother' means something different: closest confidante, greatest fan, or harshest critic. A mothers relationship with her children is among the most important they have with anyone. What does motherhood mean to you?

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by marytara

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Mar 06 '02 I am a SAHM by choice and proud!
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by KMINER

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Sep 18 '00 "Mother Of One Goes On Strike From The Outside World"
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by KMINER

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Dec 17 '00 A Ring ... A Hand ... A Head ...
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by Freak369

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Jan 08 '01 Little Fingers
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by KMINER

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Jun 10 '00 My First MONTH of MOTHERHOOD - It's Starting To Come Together
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by GravityGirl

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Dec 20 '00 My Mother
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by KMINER

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Jun 23 '00 Why I Want To Become The Next Sinead O'Connor - And A Thank You TO An Opinion
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by JENNI1396
Aug 09 '00 To Jordan. With love from mommy, on her 9-month birthday
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by Bonies7
May 13 '00 The Mother behind the Man
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by JENNI1396
May 13 '00 My First Mother's Day, I'm Speechless *Sniff,Sniff**
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by Shyra2
Aug 01 '00 Your Mother Said What?
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by merlot
Dec 14 '00 Moments That Make Me Proud
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by disartain
Dec 15 '00 Don't Drink My Pepsi Please
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by cherylvb
May 14 '00 Motherhood..No Greater Gift
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by Lisa_J
Jun 27 '03 Guidance, Unconditional Love, Friendship... What Does Motherhood Mean? .....
Embrace the 'Motherhood' role and realize the worth.... read full review
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by sweetcece
Mar 05 '02 Happy Birthday To Me? A Perspective On Motherhood at 45
At 45 years old, I have different challenges with motherhood, but somehow I find the strength to deal with it all.... read full review
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by bonzobean
Jun 06 '00 Pride and Prejudice -or- What I hate about being a mom
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by fjbpab
Nov 29 '00 I learned mothering from the "Oh, No's"
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by pantazis5
Dec 20 '00 Yes My Darling, there is a Santa Claus....
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by MumMumMum
Oct 16 '00 On Being a SAHM: My One True Thing
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by mom2daniel
Jun 18 '00 Me, a Mommy??
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by b2wilson
Oct 14 '00 Am I the Only One?
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by Lifesdream
Jan 04 '01 I Quit! : Frustrations of a Stay At Home Mother
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by tbrown
Jul 08 '00 CHILDBIRTH SCARED ME TO DEATH!!
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by char.mike
Sep 28 '00 Baby Love!!!
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by MHawkins
Jan 09 '01 Motherhood means.......
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by pantazis5
Oct 24 '00 Motherhood...it is a catch 22 situation..
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by pianomam
Dec 05 '00 Happy Birthday, Joel! A Birth Story.
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by katlynn58
Nov 08 '00 The cradle will fall....
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by ktryathart1
May 14 '00 It's All About Loving Life
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by Chalathra
May 11 '00 Sugar & Spice...And a dash of Pepper!!!
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by amykhar
Dec 05 '00 To Thine Own Self Be True
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by MumMumMum
Oct 17 '00 If Pride is a Sin, I'm Going Straight to Hell!
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by gypsyrose75
Jul 05 '00 48 Hours of ME~What Will I Do?
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by kamel622
May 13 '00 The Best Gift my Mom ever gave me
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by kristinafh
Oct 29 '00 The Decision To Become A Mother
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by lsname
Dec 05 '00 Never say Never . . .
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by LILvoyce
Jan 05 '01 Dear Daughter,
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by flamepillar
Nov 15 '00 What is this, the unofficial Mothers write-off? Well in that case, here I go...
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by Talisman
Dec 04 '00 I KILLED A BUG!!!!!!
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by pianomam
Oct 06 '00 October 6, 1995. One of my favorite days!
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by tutti73
Sep 23 '00 I Count My Blessings
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by TerresaMom
Jul 11 '00 Like Looking in a Mirror
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by LILvoyce
Nov 27 '00 Please Don't Shoot My Three Year Old
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by CJsMommy
Jun 10 '00 Today, I Became a Mother
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by shartion
May 09 '00 Later Better than Never!
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by SmrfChic
Jun 22 '00 A glimpse at motherhood... Pardon the spit-up!
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by willeftk
Dec 22 '00 All in a Days Work
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by MsHooterville
Dec 28 '00 10 Compliments for Moms with Homely Babies
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by fallyn96
Jul 07 '00 Unexpected Mommy
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by lsname
Nov 20 '00 Don't bug me--I've got Babyhead!
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by gaelkm
May 13 '00 Happy Mother's Day to all Moms!
Motherhood is a tough, sometimes thankless job, but it also has so many rewards! I highly recommend it!... read full review
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by Debbie26
Oct 18 '00 Being a Mom
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by garland1
May 02 '00 Motherhood ...a lifelong adventure
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by LaurenMarie
May 31 '00 What is wrong with society?!?!
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by tiasmom
Aug 30 '00 I Can Feel Her Slipping Away
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by ladiazii
Jan 25 '01 (Do You) Remember When?
Remember to appreciate your children each day, even when you get tired and discouraged, because they are such special little people! They are only yours for a little while!... read full review
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by Jennifa
Sep 26 '00 'Boy parts!'
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by oriongirl82
Oct 09 '00 We Always Remember the "Firsts"
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by elusive_blonde
Oct 06 '00 My Mother was an Alien!
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by jgarlough
Oct 15 '00 Another Birthday for MOM!
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by CindyJean
Jul 11 '00 What is Motherhood?
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by moonmoods_52
May 13 '00 Mother of Mine
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by fallyn96
Sep 28 '00 The Greatest Joy
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by LeeMo
Oct 14 '00 Mother's Love
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by kimbiemeister
Jun 29 '00 You WILL Love the Second as Much as the First
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by SmrfChic
Jul 18 '00 Oh what your ears will hear!
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by PacBayStat
Aug 28 '00 Maternal Instinct
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by Sandra.Ruoff
Jan 22 '02 When You Have to Let Go
Letting go of our children is a process, but we can pray for them to become all that God intends for them.... read full review
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by pantazis5
Aug 04 '00 The things "they" forget to tell us...
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by clooneyfan
Nov 23 '00 When is motherhood not a good thing?
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by flutterby77
Nov 18 '00 "Geez, You Sure Started Early"
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by CrissyH
Oct 19 '00 I want it and I want it NOW!!!
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by tiasmom
Sep 07 '00 Motherhood Chapter 2-The Joy, The Love..the guilt!
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by retta1967
Jun 27 '00 Making good from the mistakes made by my mother
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by mamatokailey
Aug 21 '00 day with a two year old
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by SmrfChic
Jul 08 '00 My Jewelry Box: A mother's treasure chest.
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by afropuff
Oct 06 '00 My Mother (Looooong Editorial)
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by KingGirl
Jun 05 '00 Watch Soaps. Eat Bon Bons.
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by krnorup
Sep 02 '00 Mothering newsletter
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by artbyjude
Jul 18 '00 NOT FOR EVERYONE: Results tell the story
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by poneyby
May 13 '00 For you MOM and all the others moms out there
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by fallyn96
Oct 13 '00 Mommy Time
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by qurt29
Aug 11 '00 Mommy 101, Pros and Cons.
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by lactavist
Jun 26 '00 The perfect Mother, and other amusing myths.
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by amymnn
Aug 08 '00 Your Family Deserves the Best...
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by KajunGran
May 02 '00 Mom Is Everywhere
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by grneyedcwboy
Aug 17 '00 She can't die, she's my mom.
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by Dunkjam
Jun 02 '00 The Great Gift of Motherhood!
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by flutterby77
Dec 19 '00 You Were There--My Inspiration!
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by renewal2
Sep 28 '00 My Susan Sarandon Speech
Susan Sarandon spoke true and good words in 2000 but they have not been heeded, even in the wake of 9/11.... read full review
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by Candice923
Jan 08 '01 It's Not As Easy As You May Think
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by silvergrl
May 04 '00 Get Out!
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by BeanieRandy
Sep 09 '00 Home Remedies for Women - Book
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by MsHooterville
May 31 '00 Hold Your Baby Until She TELLS You to Put Her Down!
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by piglet2061
Sep 07 '00 Popsicles and Mom
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by babypod
Jul 16 '00 Parenting for the first time: Week one-what have I done?
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by BRmom
Jul 26 '00 Not Rain, Not Snow, Not Broken Ankle- NOTHING will stop a MOM!!
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by Renee_S.
Nov 30 '00 Single Mom Attempts To Date
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by susidee34
Jun 10 '00 SUDDENLY I REALIZED I HAD TURNED INTO MY MOTHER
Life is nothing but a huge circle... read full review
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by Debbie26
Oct 25 '00 Mother/teacher
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by KingGirl
Jul 11 '00 Your kid is only 6 mos old? Take Lamaze NOW!
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by wifemommyteach
May 02 '00 I'm really a Mommy
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by DiamondLynn
May 11 '00 Creepy women: There is no card for that...
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by sugarpie3
Sep 15 '00 A "Dennis The Menace" kind of day!
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by aphrodite_
Nov 07 '00 Mothering an unborn child
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by TatersLady
Aug 22 '00 Oh where, oh where has my little boy gone?
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by CJsMommy
May 14 '00 To All Three of My Mothers
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by MagCentaur
Oct 08 '00 Life Lessons from a Peanut
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by rosaphile
Jun 30 '00 How not to spoil your baby
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by jankp
May 14 '00 Her 6 Year Old Doesn't Want Her Anymore!
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by sweetcece
May 10 '00 I Am Me, What is a Mother?
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by Emaleth982
Aug 21 '00 Scarier Than Any Nightmare
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by NoMattrWht
Dec 29 '00 "I'm bored, Mom"
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by Jennd417
Nov 22 '00 What am I thankful for?
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by maddi
Sep 13 '00 The best job with rewards
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by conraddad
Nov 05 '00 This "Mom Thing" is the best!
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by RobinSteward
Aug 17 '00 To Whom It May Concern: This Means You, You, and You!
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by sele
May 08 '00 Mama's Magic Basket
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by craigm
Aug 14 '00 A Letter To My Mother...
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by Ang27mom
Jun 10 '00 A little mud never hurt anything...
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by ladyfyre
Jan 08 '01 I over heard it one day and smiled
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by bestmomi
Dec 31 '00 One Foster Mothers' Challenge
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by thriftymom
May 11 '00 Undoing the damage
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by Chalathra
Dec 12 '00 Who's Havin' A birthday Today?
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by tutti73
Jun 06 '00 Follow-Up Of My Three-Year-Old!!!
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by lovetodraw
Sep 23 '00 Am I ready to be a Mom??
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by GeorgiaGrl
Jun 26 '00 Mom you're the Greatest!
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by kitty_k
Aug 09 '00 I know why animals in the wild sometimes eat their young...
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by RobinSteward
Aug 17 '00 MOM GETS FLUBUG: STORY AT ELEVEN
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by percyvil1
May 02 '00 She prays
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by conraddad
Nov 23 '00 Giving kids freedom
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by ypeztwo
Dec 29 '00 I am MOTHER! Hear me ROAR! or is it SNORE?
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by 888
Jul 24 '00 TODAY, JUST TODAY
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by vilano6
Nov 21 '00 The most important things...
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by mtuairau
Sep 23 '00 The Blessing of Motherhood
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by berfel
Dec 04 '00 Motherhood-No Greater Gift
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by mama2tinka
May 06 '00 What faith may come?
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by terranettles
May 26 '00 The Wonderful Experience of my Life
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by pcomsec
Aug 23 '00 A different view of motherhood
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by Caleo
Nov 27 '00 When Mommy has a Bad Day
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by gypsyrose75
Aug 20 '00 From 6 To 26 Over Night
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by raven21987
Jun 07 '00 My biggest scare
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by jiastar
Oct 09 '00 Memories of a Miracle - miscarriage, infertility, surgery, preterm labor, placental abruption, Cesarean birth, NICU
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by Wanbli_Gleska
Dec 24 '00 Motherhood Is Something To Brag About
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by Penguinlady
May 26 '00 No kind of mother
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by lonelyladyk
Aug 28 '00 ~~MOTHERS ARE PRICELESS JEWELS~~
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by Michelleweaver
Nov 19 '00 Living with a mother that has Epilepsy!
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by Lifesdream
Dec 19 '00 Her "REAL" Dad
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by missy32
Dec 18 '00 Motherhood, a special gift from God
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by SplashYa
Nov 30 '00 What do you mean I am not a "respectable" mother?
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by JustCathy
May 11 '00 In Memory of Mother
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by LRGuis
Jul 13 '00 Five Gifts This Mother Would Love
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by Writerip
Dec 28 '00 A Mother's Work is Never Done
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by Daphnye
Nov 12 '00 To stay at home, or not to stay at home, that is the question
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by Jennd417
Aug 09 '00 Mommy, mommy, mommy
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by Kymm027
May 21 '00 Mom, the toilet isnt working, I think it needs new batteries.
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by MamaSaid
Oct 27 '00 MamaSaid It's the Best Career Yet
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by pianomam
Aug 30 '00 I'm Gonna Be a Gramma!
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by Mommie2KK
Dec 13 '00 Motherhood - the everyday 24/7 job that doesn't pay, but has GREAT benefits!!
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by jaxmom28
Jan 05 '01 Motherhood and the Six O'Clock News
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by AngelaBar
Oct 31 '00 Nursing: A Mother's Right!
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by DnDn4kidz
May 31 '00 Before I was a mother...
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by hhassell99
Nov 16 '00 The mother you don't think about
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by 211209
Dec 06 '00 "What I never knew I needed"
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by dejata
Jun 30 '00 My Baby is Going to Be a Mom..How to cope...
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by newswriter001
Aug 02 '00 I hope I do half as well
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by kenzie
May 02 '00 What is all the fuss about....
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by GrandmaSandy
Jul 15 '00 I Treasure The Word Motherhood
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by jiastar
Sep 17 '00 Thoughts on being a Mother -- it's hard but worth it
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by muttgirl
Sep 05 '00 I Am An Unnatural Woman....
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by RonFranscell
Jul 09 '00 Arriving too soon can spoil an entrance
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by EDHAMMERS12
Sep 20 '00 What is a mother
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by meowsrus
Nov 24 '00 She has my eyes!
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by KylaPrkns
Nov 29 '00 More then I Expected
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by acdc711
May 14 '00 Happy Mother's Day Ma, Momma, Mommy - No matter how you say it, it means LOVE
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by racking
Oct 20 '00 My daughter is a Stealth Destroyer (revisited)
Enjoy it. They do grow up too fast. She is almost 8 now and is going to love this little story in her scrapbook.... read full review
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by Lajeaca
May 04 '00 Mother May I?
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by donnab1970
Dec 20 '00 A Lifetime of Faith
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by shan60
Sep 09 '00 Oh Where Oh Where Has My Sanity Gone?
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by airmary25
May 09 '00 Stopping to smell the roses
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by CrissyH
Oct 09 '00 You are an awful mother!
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by damienmommie
Jan 08 '01 MY OPINION ABOUT BEING A MOTHER
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by maggiekl
Oct 08 '00 Stop and smell the dandelions
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by shan60
Jun 01 '00 It Is Who I Am
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by ASUTTON
Jul 24 '00 Live the MAGIC with your Children
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by DonyellFreak
Oct 09 '00 I AM A MOMMY ~!
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by adiliber
Jun 02 '00 I am not a mother nor am I pregnant
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by Lifesdream
Dec 19 '00 Dear Emily
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by CrissyH
Oct 24 '00 My mother abandoned me as a child...
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by Ellie41799
Jul 08 '00 Being a Mommy: What it means to me
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by gypsyrose75
May 11 '00 What Does 'Mother's Day' Mean?
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by MsHooterville
Jul 25 '00 "Get me a Scotch and a cigarette, NOW!"
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by Luminaria
Aug 29 '00 Skritch Scratch - The Little Things Are Our "Loves"
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by pgsahm
Jun 22 '00 Am I a Mother Yet?
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by krnorup
Nov 28 '00 Where are the instructions???
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by CeeJay62
Nov 28 '00 The Waning Days of Mommy
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by shirlena
Jul 09 '00 Faced with the end
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by kimbiemeister
Nov 20 '00 I Wish Magazines Would Stop Scaring Pregnant Women
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by fordfam324
Nov 07 '00 Mother or Best Friend
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