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No wonder I am racist.

Purging is part of my life now, as my husband and I prepare to downsize our living situation. After carrying around many, many bags and boxes of stuff from several households (3 of my own, my grandparents and inherited stuff) for all of my adult life, I am freeing my life by donating, selling, or.. read more →

07 Aug 2016
Morning Thoughts
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A Ghost in a Breastfeeding Relationship

Mary called me for help with breastfeeding her 3rd baby, a girl, when the baby was 11 weeks old; her initial complaint was that this baby had gained only 2ounces in 2 weeks, and that the baby frequently “backed away” from the breast. Mary also complained that her baby nursed, “all the time”.  Mary mentioned.. read more →

06 Aug 2016
Stories from Mothers and Babies
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Posts from the Our Milky Way blog

Thank you, Healthy Children, for inviting me to be a guest blogger!! Here are links to the 4 blog posts I wrote: http://www.ourmilkyway.org/no-rules-in-relationship/ http://www.ourmilkyway.org/celebrating-the-breastfeeding-champions-of-north-philadelphia-an-interview-with-naima-black-clc-coordinator-north-philadelphia-breastfeeding-community-doula-program/ http://www.ourmilkyway.org/a-reminder-to-broaden-the-focus-a-comfortable-breastfeeding-relationship-rests-on-much-more-than-proper-latch/ http://www.ourmilkyway.org/on-becoming-transliterate-an-interview-with-diana-west-ba-ibclc/ warmly, Nikki     read more →

02 Aug 2016
Stories from Mothers and Babies
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For hospital nurses

As a mother crab and her child were strolling along the beach, the mother crab complained, “Why, child, do you not walk as the other creature—–foreward instead of backward?” “Why mother dear,” replied the little crab, “do but set the example yourself and I will follow you.” MORAL: Example is the best teacher.   (from.. read more →

26 Jul 2016
Stories from Mothers and Babies
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Quotes chosen by my young soldier father.

I am going through boxes of stuff belonging to my late father. One item is a pocket sized accounting book where, in the front, he kept track of the members of the 1st squad, their name, rank, and serial number. For a while, he was a squad leader, and kept track of member debts, laundry.. read more →

16 Jul 2016
World War II
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Guest blogging at Our Milky Way blog.

Dear Reader: I’ve been invited to fill in for the regular blogger, who is taking a maternity leave. (I hope this baby slides out easily, Jess!) http://www.ourmilkyway.org/introducing-julys-guest-blogger-nikki-lee/ I will be posting 4 blog posts for July and August, so take a trip and follow me there. Here is the first one, an interview with Diana.. read more →

02 Jul 2016
Stories from Mothers and Babies
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