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At least once or twice a week one or the other will decide that watching Frozen, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or PJ Masks is a much better prospect than leaving the house.

Jan 18

Jan 18 We Call her Cinco Mom

Amazing Moms

With my 5th child I hid my pregnancy from everyone with very few exceptions. Most of our friends and extended family found out on the day I gave birth. The anxiety over what other people would think or say was consuming to say the least.

Jan 11

Jan 11 A Miracle Baby for an Earth Angel

Amazing Moms

The fears of being able to carry and give birth to a child, with all my health complications were assuaged by my husband’s words. “God won’t give us a miracle to come and take it away.”

Jan 9

Jan 9 5 Ways to Show Yourself Some Love

1. Drink your coffee, while it's hot.

Jan 4

Jan 4 My Daughter Saved me from the Corporate World

Amazing Moms

She started throwing bad tantrums. She hid my blackberry among her toys and begged me to pick her up from pre-school.

Jan 2

Jan 2 Resolutions to Results

Resolutions are mostly like wishes written on hot air balloons and released into the sky, with the hope that results will be sprinkled down upon us at some point before the year ends. This year let's make them different!

Jan 1

Jan 1 Revive, Renew Restore...

As I resolve to take better care of myself physically and emotionally in 2017, I’m taking ispeakmom.com along for the ride. I hope that my #missionmommywellness will inspire other moms to take some time back for themselves too.

Dec 30

Dec 30 Toss the Sugar Out with 2016

Especially during the holidays, it’s so hard to put that cookie down…. or that piece of cake… or chocolate. No matter where I went, the choices seemed to be sugary or more sugary and fattening or more fattening. Sometimes the temptation was just too much to resist.

Dec 14

Dec 14 Mission Mommy Wellness

I started "Mission Mommy Wellness" back in September. I found myself feeling depleted of energy physically and emotionally. I was completely ignoring my own health and had to do something about it.

Dec 14

Dec 14 Holiday Glam

Make-up Artist Nina Alcantara helped me to beat the holiday blues with a makeover for our holiday photo-shoot!

Dec 12

Dec 12 A Merry Christmas for Mom

Visions of cookie baking, craft making, charity giving, Christmas shopping and attending so many “fun” events filled my head. Now in mid-December, my magical visions have turned into sacks of coal on my shoulders...

Sep 21

Sep 21 In a Divided World, Teach Love

Mom-spiration

I see shell-shocked and broken children in Syria, fatherless families of innocent citizens, fatherless families of police officers and a new generation growing with a dangerous seed of anger in their hearts.

Aug 22

Aug 22 5 Truths From the Pits of Potty Training

Pants and "pullups" still around his ankles, he came waddling towards me. What I didn’t immediately notice was the lump of poop attached to his foot...

Aug 15

Aug 15 A Few Words for Breastfeeding Shamers...

Trust me, there is absolutely nothing sexual about breastfeeding. My breasts have become a utility like a pacifier, bottle or wipes. If you look at me feeding my child and think something sexual, the pervert is you… not me.

Aug 8

Aug 8 10 Reasons Why Working From Home is a Nightmare!

Crying, screaming and incessant requests for snacks, drinks or specific episodes of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse are not exactly compatible with concentration.

Jun 8

Jun 8 Dragon Mama: The Monster Within

It's 100 degrees in the parking garage. You’re melting faster than wax on a candle stick. The baby is screaming because she doesn’t want to be in the car seat and of course you’re late! The toddler is throwing a tantrum because he wants to close the car seat all by himself... Out comes Dragon Mama!

Jun 2

Jun 2 Date Night Battle: Netflix vs. Movie Theater

Horny teenagers dressed to kill and doused in obnoxious perfume/cologne can be found in abundance at the movie theater. They make a spectacle of their awkward and over the top PDAs in the line for all to “enjoy.” Was I ever really one of these people?

Jun 1

Jun 1 When One Becomes Two

Mom-vice, Mom-spiration

Salty tears dripped off my face and onto my newborn as she nursed in my arms. I had prepared as much as I could to be a mother of 2. I thought I had it mostly figured out. I knew it was going to be difficult, especially in the beginning.

May 25

May 25 Don't Judge Me, I'm a Helicopter Mom