THE TIME TWO STRANGERS PAID FOR OUR VALENTINE'S DINNER
Valentine’s Day of 2019 was a special Valentine’s for us. This was our second Valentine’s Day as a couple and our first Valentine’s Day...
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Katarina Garcia
- Jan 4, 2020
- 4 min
STOP TELLING US WE'RE GOING TO MISS THIS STAGE
“Enjoy it while they’re young. You’ll miss this stage.” These are the words we constantly hear from the elderly women at the grocery...
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Katarina Garcia
- Jan 4, 2020
- 4 min
AN OPEN LETTER TO MY HUSBAND ABOUT MY POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
My love, I know you didn’t sign up to marry someone with depression. When we first met, my depression was hiding. I didn’t even know...
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Katarina Garcia
- Dec 29, 2019
- 5 min
ARE YOU MAD BECAUSE I GOT PREGNANT- OR BECAUSE I HAD SEX?
I think society has put a bad name on sex. For so many years, it’s been so controversial to talk about, and it wasn’t until recently that...
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Katarina Garcia
- Dec 10, 2019
- 4 min
I SCANNED 5,000 PHOTOS MANUALLY AND ORGANIZED THEM CHRONOLOGICALLY INTO PHOTO ALBUMS
Being a stay at home mom can take a toll on you both emotionally and physically. Working everyday to keep your baby alive, laundry...
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Katarina Garcia
- Dec 10, 2019
- 3 min
I HAD MY COLLEGE T-SHIRTS TRANSFORMED INTO A BLANKET
If you’re a new mom, your preferred outfit of choice right now is probably baggy t-shirts matched with your favorite sweatpants. But if...
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Katarina Garcia
- Dec 10, 2019
- 5 min
HOW IT ACTUALLY "GETS BETTER"
"Hang in there mama. It’ll get better.” These are the infamous words every new mother hears from all the veteran mothers. These words are...
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Katarina Garcia
- Nov 14, 2019
- 4 min
I DECORATED OUR CHRISTMAS TREE WITH BABY FOOD JARS
When my son first started eating baby food at 4 months, I felt extremely guilty throwing away the little, glass jars the baby food was...
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Katarina Garcia
- Nov 11, 2019
- 3 min
HOW TO STAY ON TOP OF YOUR ANTIDEPRESSANTS
One pill. That’s all it is. Between getting your kids ready for school and cooking dinner, this should be the easiest task of your day....
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Katarina Garcia
- Nov 11, 2019
- 6 min
I'M MISERABLE WHEN WE GOT OUT TO DINNER WITH OUR SON
If I’m completely 100% honest, I’m miserable when we go out with our son. It’s no longer a nice dinner with good food. It’s now my son’s...
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Katarina Garcia
- Nov 11, 2019
- 4 min
5 ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A BABY TWO YEARS AFTER YOUR MOTHER
When my son was born, his twin uncles were only 1 year old. I didn’t see it at the time, but having a baby only two years after my mother...
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Katarina Garcia
- Nov 11, 2019
- 4 min
10 MUST-HAVE BABY ITEMS
Being a first-time mother is always difficult. There’s a lot to juggle between prepping the nursery and making sure you maintain your...
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Katarina Garcia
- Nov 7, 2019
- 7 min
A DAY WITH MY 1-YEAR OLD AT THE DPS
I get out of my white mom-van and consider leaving behind the stroller. I quickly rethink the idea and open the trunk. I take my 1-year...
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Katarina Garcia
- Nov 5, 2019
- 19 min
WHAT IT'S LIKE BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
I was hospitalized in the looney bin, or at least that’s what I call it when I talk to my friends. I stayed three, long days in the...
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Katarina Garcia
- Nov 2, 2019
- 6 min
I WAS SWITCHED TO A NEW OBSTETRICIAN WHO NEARLY RUINED MY PREGNANCY
New mothers are unaware of a lot of things during pregnancy. They are new mothers after all. Between avoiding lunch meat and making sure...
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Katarina Garcia
- Nov 1, 2019
- 6 min
WILL I TELL MY SON HE WAS AN ACCIDENT?
Like many young parents, we didn’t plan to be parents when we were surprised with a baby. We were weeks away from beginning our senior...
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Katarina Garcia
- Nov 1, 2019
- 4 min
WHY I TOOK MY 5 MONTH OLD TO A ROCK CONCERT AND YOU SHOULD TOO
It was an early Saturday morning when my fiancé’s mother called us to let us know she wouldn’t be able to babysit our 5 month-old son...
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Katarina Garcia
- Oct 30, 2019
- 4 min
WHY I'M TOO SCARED TO JOIN A MOMMY GROUP
Being a stay at home mom can be lonely at times... Actually, most times. You can’t exactly engage in thought-provoking conversations with...
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Katarina Garcia
- Oct 27, 2019
- 4 min
WHAT A TIME TO HAVE POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
Now I’m not saying suffering through postpartum depression is a walk in the park these days by any means, but I think we’ve come a long...
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Katarina Garcia
- Oct 27, 2019
- 6 min
10 SELFISH REASONS FOR WANTING A SECOND CHILD AND ONE GOOD ONE
There are plenty of reasons for me wanting a second child, most of them poor, however. My husband and I decided recently that we want to...
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