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HOW TO SCREW UP NEW MOM’S DAY?
“The more I caught the experience as a new mom, the more I realize that only my decisions are worth gold.” To make a mother’s world less simple and colorful, there are people around her who can really mess up her life. Sometimes they’re close friends, family, and sometimes complete strangers who judge a child’s behavior, clothing, diet, etc. Because I received so many comments during the first three years with one child, and the next two with the second, I decided to share them with the world. These are comments that, as a new mom, used to hurt or upset me. But after five years of my own experience…
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MOTHERHOOD IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND HARDEST PART OF LIFE
“Because of my children, I laugh like a crazy woman, cry like a wimp, and feel love more than ever before.” The above funny quote that starts today’s post is 100% true and is an exact example of me as a mom. Motherhood hasn’t changed me much, but it has shown me a new level of love. Being a new mom with no experience and many questions every day about what to do with a little new creature in my arms was difficult. During my first months with a newborn, I would describe myself as a mom crying like a wimp more than a mom laughing like a crazy woman. …
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MY NEW LIFE IS A PIECE OF CAKE
“Sometimes our life has to be totally shaken, changed, and rearranged again, to bring us to the place where we are supposed to be.” A year in a new country. I’m Polish, but I live in the Czech Republic. After one year, I am surprised at how hard beginning a new life is. Especially since I have experience, I am an immigrant for half my life. Acceptance in a new country should seem like a piece of cake. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/the-beginning-of-the-new-life/ What I hear every day, and of course, annoying me the most, is: “We don’t understand what you are saying.” – I try to speak Czech, which is not too difficult…
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MY CHILDREN’S SLEEPING ROUTINE – IT’S A F**** JOKE
“YOU AND YOUR CHILD ARE READY TO LEARN NEW THINGS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING” I’m not among new parents and new moms anymore, but I try to write posts about parenting roles in a way that will make you laugh and give you a realistic representation of parental life. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/with-the-witchs-advice-my-coffee-never-tastes-the-same/ I add posts about hardships and emotions with newborns. I hope they will be an educational form for you. The main episodes come from my own sincere parenting experiences. I affirm there are no basic rules for new moms and newborns. Theoretically, it may be, but this method doesn’t exist in practice. As a new mother, I was addicted to…
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DOROTHY – MY SPECIAL GIFT
“The struggle was part of my journey.” Dorothy means God’s gift. It is the name we chose for our daughter. You could say that making a baby is a minor matter, nothing difficult. 6 months of trial and boom, my brother’s wife is pregnant. All the women around at once, all pregnant too. And I had 4 years of trials and a wonderful time with my husband, and nothing. Also, I gave up most family events because their questions were killing me: “What about you, don’t you want a baby?” “Aren’t you trying?” “How old are you?” – This one is my the best. “Don’t you take a vacation? It…
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NEW SLEEPING ROUTINE BY PATRICK
“SAY HELLO TO NEWBORN AND GOODBYE TO YOUR PILLOW”. I AM IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND AT THE RIGHT TIME Hi, my name is Patrick. I haven’t slept a single night for the first three years of my life. My causes are not colic or teeth (the first ones fell out only after 10 months, very late, but also painlessly). I just didn’t sleep for no reason. I also didn’t like naps during the day. When I was one year old, I stopped sleeping in the Nursery, as the only one in the group. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/where-do-moms-get-energy-to-succeed-throughout-the-day/ In the first weeks of my life, I pooped a lot often, after almost every…
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MOMMY AND DARK MAGIC
“YOU NEVER REALIZE WHAT YOUR MAGICAL POWERS ARE UNTIL YOU HAVE CHILDREN” I am a huge fan of fairy tales, I was before my children were born. The best one with a moral ending and with the significant sentence “they lived happily ever after”. What is the reason? Probably that my day in childhood ended with one bedtime story on tv, and that’s it, night, night. After my childhood experiences, I’m catching up by watching cartoons with children. And above all due to the fantastic quality of current fairy tales, the emotions that accompany me while watching them, are certainly greater than the emotions of my child. https://littlepuzzlesandme.com/my-new-face/ Which are my…
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How do children create art on stone?
Welcome back to the Do It Yourself project. Summer is approaching, the days are warmer, and that’s a reason to spend more time outdoors. Hopefully, we’ll be able to spend more time with our sweet peas at the playground, in the park, or in the forest. For children, it’s a time for exploring nature; that’s why they usually disappear into the bushes in search of valuables. Natural treasures My “little puzzles” never get boring, searching for rocks: small, large, round, oblong, and enormous. I mostly leave these huge rocks in the grass if the children aren’t paying attention. At home, when the children ask, “Where have the biggest ones disappeared?” I…
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MOM’S TIPS FOR BETTER TRAVEL WITH CHILDREN-part 1
“OVERPACK. It’s why suitcases have wheels now”. I think that all of us already dream of a vacation. The times of one hand luggage and one paid luggage are long gone. Why? Because maybe I’m not the only one which packs the essentials and most important items in a small language, while my kids have the following stuff packed: panties, socks, pajamas, short sleeves, long sleeves, shorts, leggings, jeans, winter jackets, blouse, hats and preferable shoes for any change of weather. I don’t count their favourite teddy bears without which they will not fall asleep, bedtime stories, and all the necessary cosmetics for children. But packing is only a small…
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EMOTIONAL BAG
“When after giving birth you ask your midwife how many stitches she has put on and she answers: Don’t worry, I will make you a virgin again”. I read a lot of posts about labour preparation, and as I read more, I saw more redundant and repetitive information. I know that every woman has a different birth experience, and so do I. That is why I created some essential birth tips that I will present below. PREPARE HOSPITAL BAG BIRTH PADS THE SIZE OF TITANIC Packing the bag for the hospital is extremely important, so I will show you what my secret baggage includes: And less important for me, but…
