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MY NEW LIFE IS PIECE OF CAKE – PART 2
“I open my eyes to a new life, but my mind and heart are full of memories from my old life”. For me, acceptance in a new country seemed like a piece of cake, but reality quickly and painfully kicked me in the butt. As a reminder, I am Polish; I have a Czech husband and two children. I have been living with my family for two years in a new country – the Czech Republic. After two years, I’m still surprised that it’s not any easier for me than it was a year ago. Seen from my kid’s perspective Patrick and Dorothy were born in England – Brighton. Patrick…
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MY NEW LOOK ON MOM RETURNING TO WORK AFTER MATERNITY.
I love being on teams with working mothers. They are the highest functioning messes I know.”-MARICAR SANTOS- When you read this, some of you will be outraged by my comments, and others will laugh. I know, because more than once in the group of mothers, I have already presented my opinions on returning to work, benefits, and disadvantages. And just as each of us has a different approach to raising children, each of us struggles with the decision to return to work. I did not wait long, and after 10 months, when maternity leave was over, I went to work with my first child, and the same with the second.…
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A SPECIAL DAY FOR A SPECIAL MOTHER
“Your words creative the power” Words – have power. With words, you can describe real feelings, emotions, and moments. In fact, you don’t need anything more than a handful of words with which you can make your loved ones happy, make their day better, and express deep gratitude or thanks. Today I will write some important words that are worth remembering forever, some significant words addressed to all mothers. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/how-children-create-a-pasta-bracelet-from-dry-pasta/ I know that you are on your feet from morning to evening,I know you don’t find time to rest at night,I know your body aches and your head is heavy from lack of sleep,I know that you did not find…
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THE SILENCE WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND ITS CONSEQUNCES
“When you had a busy day destroying your parent’s house.” I will tell you a few moments of silence that happened to me during motherhood and which taught me that silence with children always means danger. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/ordinary-mornings-by-boss-baby/ The first story of dangerous silence Dorothy was about a year old when she found my makeup bag and applied the brown eye shadow to herself, to the bathroom rug, and to the bathtub. I didn’t have time to clean up, because I was already late after washing Dorothy. Around 2 p.m. I got a call from my husband why the whole bathroom is covered in poop. The second story of dangerous silence…
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TIMES FOR CHILDREN’S PARTY IS TIME FOR SHOCKING SURPRISE.
“When you have children, you always have happy energy in your home.” After several visits by friends to our house. After numerous house parties, of course, for children, I decided that instead of telling guests over and over again what to expect in a house with two little chipmunks, I would write these points on a piece of paper. From the most important for me, it looks like this: https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/how-to-know-without-words-that-you-are-a-mother/ Overall, my little guests are having a blast. I gave the above list to my adult guests, and from what I’ve seen, they’re having a much better time this time because they’ve put their purses and shoes away safely.
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THE SPECIALIST IN CHILDREN’S MORNING DRAMAS – WANTED IMMEDIATELY
“Being a mother is tough mornings with kids you’ve never heard of before.” This post was inspired by stories from short Instagram reels about motherhood. Of course, the funny reels that every parent is familiar with.My daughter’s drama today involved the colour of the plate I served the toast on.Dora is a Paw Patrol fan, and due to my lack of sleep, I put the toast on Spider-Man’s plate. The drama began with crying, screaming, and a general loss of interest in breakfast because she no longer liked toast from any other plate but the Paw Patrol one. This may seem absurd, but for us parents, it’s very common. And…
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HOW TO KNOW WITHOUT WORDS THAT YOU ARE A MOTHER?
“Woohoo!It’s the weekend!Oh, wait… I’m a mom!“ As usual, after coffee meetings with moms, I came up with the idea for today’s post. Unfortunately or fortunately, it is impossible to hide that a woman became a mother. I don’t care about looks, style, or character here. I mean the usual assortment with which a woman-mom does not part. After a few minor details, we lose the curtain on being women very quickly and introduce Mommy’s face. Starting with simple things: MOMMY’S BAG Like a woman’s bag, you will find everything in this. From tampons, lipsticks, hairbrushes, and mirrors to many lost markers, pens, business cards, and chewing gum. However, being…
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WITH THE WITCH’S ADVICE MY COFFEE NEVER TASTES THE SAME
In the 5 years since the birth of my first child, I listened to advise and comments about new moms and their babies, which I wrote down and divided into GOLDEN and DIAMOND thoughts for absurdity in the post: “How to screw up a new moms day?” https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/how-to-screw-up-new-moms-day/ In Golden Thought one of the comments sounded: “Are you still breastfeeding? The baby will disfigure your breasts.”I only breastfed until 10 months because it’s maternity leave in the UK and one mother’s comment knocked me out. It wasn’t bad because we only knew each other from yoga classes. More painful were those diamond thoughts of mothers I knew and liked, like:…
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MY IMPORTANT ASPECTS THAT IMPROVE LEVEL OF THE HAPPINESS
Who needs happiness in life? Probably everyone, right? But each of us sees our happiness differently and draws it from different aspects of life. In my hierarchy of happiness 1st place takes: Health Is an important aspect of happiness in my life. I know one quote that says: “Money can buy everything but it can’t buy health”. Each of us has experienced some worse days in our lives: diseases, colds, fractures, injuries, or the popular COVID. I hate this feeling of weakness, pain, and helplessness. Then I feel really unhappy. Similarly, if someone close to me feels unwell. Once, my dad had a heart attack. He survived, but the whole story…
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HOW TO SURVIVE THE DAY WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN?
When someone told you: “Don’t worry when you have another baby, they will look after each other, play with each other and it will make your day easier.” Remember these people well because they will burn in hell for spreading this lie. TWO CHIPMUNKS As a mother of two children, Patrick – a five-year-old boy, and Dora – a two-year-old girl, not one word in the above sentence is true. My children argue every day instead of having fun, they fight instead of taking care of each other, and my everyday life is definitely not any easier with two kids. I hear stories from other parents that it takes time,…
