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Comment by Marina Kamen on January 21, 2009 at 11:18am

Being a 50 year old working mother of three children now ages 15, 17 & 22 I remember all too well the conflict of going back to work after my first son was born in 1986. Oh my! I was never at peace. When I was home I felt I was slacking with my work responsibilities and when I was at work I missed my baby boy. I have learned as the years have moved on that we women are certainly the stronger sex. We have the ability to juggle it all. Home...work...family...oh yes...and look fabulous all at the same time.
My advice is to give yourself a break. There is nothing wrong with your feelings no matter how crazy you feel at times. I have found that some of the best kids have been raised by working moms. Women who maintain a career also maintain a strong sense of self. This can enable a woman to bring a more logical approach into parenting especially as a child gets older and matures. The woman who has spent time outside the home and deals with the real world on a day to day basis may be better prepared to catch the left hooks that may be thrown at us. Parenting is never a fairy tail. I love a line I heard in the film Parenting."...Life is messy"...ha,ha...LOL...ain't it the truth.
As a fitness singer songwriter and someone who has maintained a 100 pound weight loss, I also find that a daily workout is a great way to clear your mind. Try this...sit up straight...inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth...drop those shoulders...relax your neck and take a minute to stretch. At a tempo of 90 beats per minute here is a song I wrote/sung called "Fragile". Aren't we all? yes...but oh how strong we ladies and moms can be!

click link below to listen...
http://www.marinaonline.com/BlogMP3/090-BPM-Fragile.mp3

Comment by Lorry Fach-Pedersen on January 12, 2009 at 7:45am

That's a great idea, Darcy! I wish I could find something like that here. I actually took a one-time mom/baby exercise class when I was pregnant, but there were no hand-outs or anything, so I'm not sure how she expected us to remember all the exercises. I was pretty disappointed. A DVD would be great.

Comment by Chicks-n-chickens on January 11, 2009 at 2:04pm

Hi AP Moms and Granola Chicks! I'm Darcy from Chicks-n-chickens. We have an exercise DVD that's really fun. I'd love for you to check out because you hold your baby the entire workout. Great for both mommy and baby.

www.chicks-n-chickens.com

Thanks! Hooray for AP.

Comment by SaraGruntlings on January 11, 2009 at 1:54pm

Hi, all :) Excited to be here. Still getting used to Twittermoms, it's a bit different from other social networking groups!

Comment by Lindsey on January 11, 2009 at 8:04am

Welcome, welcome to everyone who's new to the group! I'm so thrilled and excited to see so many people! Hooray!

Comment by Amy on January 11, 2009 at 4:25am

Hi all. I just joined the group. Looking forward to chatting with you.

Comment by Lisa - West Houston Doula on January 4, 2009 at 9:26am

Hi everyone! :) Glad you're here!

Comment by Donna Tarkett on January 4, 2009 at 9:10am

hi christina and carla! welcome!

Comment by Lindsey on January 4, 2009 at 8:22am

Welcome, Christina! Good to have you here!

Comment by Christina Geyer on January 4, 2009 at 8:17am

Hi! I had pretty much the same experience as Carla. Discovered AP when DS was 6 months, found out I was already practicing it!

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