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P&G Thank You Mom

- Emily 0 comments
- We are SO EXCITED for this Talk tomorrow! The "Thank You Mom" posts have been heart-squeezingly wonderful, and we can't wait to have a conversation together about what mom bloggers mean to us!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Maria Melee 2 comments
- My mom used to drive two hours a day to watch my first son while I worked full time. She wouldn't allow me to put him daycare! After six months or so, we made the decision to move to her city. Ever since, she's watched my kids while I've worked. It's an amazing gift and every day I treasure the time she gives to be their daytime caretaker, teacher, and friend.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- erica4868 1 comment
- I would like to thank my Mom for teaching me how to be a Mom without even knowing it. Everyday I realize how much she loves me and how to share that love unconditionally with my own son, Noah, who is 21 months of fabulousness...I'd like to tell her how much impact she has on every second of my day. She passed away 3 months ago and I like to think of her as Noah's guardian angel now. But she gave me the knowledge and skills I need to try my best to emulate her...and that helps get me through.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Stephanie J 1 comment
- I would thank my Mom for being there to help me navigate the waters of Motherhood. She has been an amazing support, resource and Grandmother to my children.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Becki 2 comments
- I would like to thank my friend Penny, who is the mom I aspire to be: she's generous of spirit and with material resources, smart, funny, and focused not just on her own immediate family but on the needs of the world and families around her.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Becki 1 comment
- I want to thank Cooper and Emily, too--what role models! Good mothers, smart women, and dedicated advocates for women and children who let motherhood enhance their identities, not obliterate them. Their children, friends, and readers are fortunate indeed.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- TotallyToni 1 comment
- I would love to thank my mom for being the fighter that she is and showing me her courage as she went through breast cancer. Not once did I see her down and her strength was amazing, it was so inpsirational and made me realize that our strength comes from within.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- diva24706 3 comments
- my mom passed away but my soroity sister took care of like I was her child. She had her own baby but she stilled looked after me. Thanks Kenyetta Ridley!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- sippycupsandfi 0 comments
- My mom is the greatest example to me of how to mother. She is still mothering me, guiding me and supporting me now as I mother my 4 children. I don't know what I'd without her in my life and the influence she is on my mothering. Love you mom!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- DebiP 1 comment
- What a wonderful idea. My mom's not a blogger, but she inspires me. She's always been such an amazing example of unconditional love. And here's the kicker. At 70, she up and started a volunteer tennis ball recycling project to find balls to put on the bottom of walkers for the elderly in the nursing homes for which she serves as ombudsman. In five years, she's collected and recycled more than 20,000 tennis balls!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- madamerkf 3 comments
- Since this is supposed to thank Mom bloggers, there is a mom whose blog I read but cannot find again who posted about losing her child to drug addiction and a subsequent beating who really touched me. Immediately after reading her many posts about her ordeal and emotional outpourings I went to my teens bedroom and hugged her tightly. I don't know her name but I thank her for opening my eyes to how important it is to just love your child.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- DebiP 1 comment
- Okay. Now, as far as mommy bloggers. I want to thank Dawn (notgoingpostal.com) for her beautiful voice, wicked sense of humor, unbelievable writing talent and sweet friendship. Also, my dear friend who writes an anonymous blog about an anonymous topic that nobody know about just so she can be her raw self.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Michelle 0 comments
- Oh I have so much to thank my mom for. She's always been there for me, whatever I need - even when I don't think I need it. She's put my needs and my sister's needs first - and now she puts the needs of my children before her own. She made me into a strong person with strong character and showed me how to make myself happy rather than relying on others. She also taught me to overcommit, but fortunately she also taught me how to juggle everything and still find some time for myself.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Deborah Siegel 2 comments
- Thank you, Mom, for being my best editor EVER! She just edited a press release I was about to send out into the world in honor of my new company She Writes' (www.shewrites.com) 1-year anniversary and caught a typo that would have been superembarrassing (and I call myself a writer?!). I will never publish anything without her eyes first!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- woonsocketmom 1 comment
- I would truly like to thank my friend Judi's mother for being there when my very own mother could not be. My mother worked 2nd shift so when I got up for school she was sleeping and when I came home she was gone to work, Judi's mother fed me, made sure that my homework was done and when I did right she praised me, and loved me as her own and when I did wrong (which with not having a mother at home happened a lot) she disciplined me as I was her own. So to Maureen I love you and a day does not go by that I don't think of you!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- inkscrblr 0 comments
- I want to thank my Mom for being a strong single Mom and for helping me to become a strong independent and resilient person. I know that I am a person who survives and can take what life throws at me - good, bad, or ugly, and all the wonderful wild stuff in between- and that is partly because she was a strong female role model. I want to thank my Mother-in-law too. Even though she is now no longer with us, she is always here in spirit. We all miss her and her wonderful social outgoing nature and her humour and her strength. She was a remarkable resource to our whole family, strong in her own way and a wonderful mother to four children. We are all stronger for having had her in our lives. We think of her often and know that she is with us when we are struggling and when we are celebrating too. Some days it is the littest things we miss about her - the way she would call often to let you know it was time to drive down for a visit and they way she used to love certain TV shows, like Due South with Paul Gross and Vegas. We feel her close to us when we travel because she, late in life, after having being widowed, chose to fullfil dreams of visiting places like Rome and The Vatican and she embraced life and showed us all how to seize the moments we are given. Thanks to both my Moms.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Deborah 1 comment
- Thanking my mom. My REAL mom--yes, the one that adopted me at 6 weeks. She is my REAL mom. (people like to ask aobut my *REAL* mom a lot) She is the one that has always been there--good and bad, up and down. Biology has very little to do with love. I can attest to that. :)
  
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  about 1 year ago

- gottalovemom 2 comments
- I'd like to thank my Mom and my Lola Inay (Grandma) . My Lola for being a huge part of my life and of course, my Mom for being a wonderful, self-less, giving and loving mom. (The photograph is my daughter, my Mom, my grandma and I)
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Cooper 0 comments
- This is making me cry. All the posts are so beautiful. Wow, wow, wow.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- magpie 1 comment
- I've written lots of posts about my mother, who died last year (http://www.magpiemusing.com/search?q=moky). Most of them are, in their way, thank you posts. But the person I'd like to thank is my old friend, Julia, who I met in college. She has five children, and was pregnant with her fifth when I was pregnant with my only. She is wise and gracious, and imparts her parenting wisdom with grace and no judgment. Her blog is at http://lotsalaundry.blogspot.com/. Thanks, Jules, for being there.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Cooper 5 comments
- Here is one of my favorite pictures with my mom. I love that we laugh a lot together and we have the good luck to spend lots of time together as a family. Thank you, mom.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- DealectibleMom 0 comments
- I would like to thank my mother in law...ahhh..shocking I know! She has taught me what a mother should teach her children. She has taught me kindness, graciousness and most importantly patience. She was there for me before my kids, during their births, after their births and she remains a mother to me today. She is a "rockstar" in it's true fashion.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- 1Chef 0 comments
- I'd love to honor my Aunt Sue. She's a wonderful wife, mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother. She was an amazing sister to my mother who passed away this past February. She volunteers with the community, her church, the retired teacher's association, and is now the matriarch of our large extended family. Her home is a second home to all the grandkids and they visit often. She and my uncle are the salt of the earth. If you look up Aunt in the dictionary, you should see her picture!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Colleen Stearns 1 comment
- I too would like to thank Katie Allison Granju. I am humbled by her strength, passion, and raw emotion. I thank her for having the courage to share her story. This post of hers in particular moved me in ways I cannot put into words: Cruel and unfair Posted on 05/28/2010 10:32 am by kagranju I got the results of H’s neuropsych eval back yesterday. The report notes that when H was tested during his inpatient addiction treatment in 2009 – when he was 17 – he tested at the 99th percentile for verbal ability and comprehension for kids his age. Now my child can’t speak or read. Stupid drugs. Stupid drug dealers. Talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol. Talk some more. Do it today. Dig deeper. Look more closely. Trust your gut no matter what your teenager is telling you. Err on the side of doing too much rather than not doing enough. Please. I don’t want H’s injuries to be for nothing. I want other people to learn from our family’s experience.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- LiveLaughLoveCj 0 comments
- There are so many moms online I turn to... but if I had to pick just one... it would be Erin at Slice O Heaven http://www.sliceoheaven.us/ . She opens her world up to us, shares in the experience of raising her beloved daughter Charlie, life with husband Mat - in essence her "slice o heaven" right here on earth. She is also an amazing friend. I adore her, her strength, her spirit, her heart, her open mind. She makes me laugh with her "tinker mannerisms" (I call her tinker... ) She is a genuine creative soul, (I want to spend time with her in the kitchen learning to cook too www.snafoods.us) a genuine lady and I adore her. My world is better because I have had the privilege to get to know Erin watch her grow as a mother and most of all to call her friend.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Keonte' 3 comments
- I want to thank my mom for nurturing me as a child. Because of her efforts, I was able to return the favor a few years ago. She was diagnosed with Lupus. Unable to handle all the pain that came with it, she had a meltdown. I stepped right in and did what any loving daughter would do- I took care of her. My mother has been the most loving, patient, nurturing, supportive, and caring person in the world. Without her guidance I would not be able to love. Thanks Mom for giving me the gift of character. Without this, I would not have so many great stories to share online with other amazing women.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- ccboobooy 0 comments
- I'm thankful for such a loving mom. She's always had my back, and I could never repay her. I haven't always been the best daughter(teen years) and she still loved me.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Ellen P. 2 comments
- I want to thank my friend Andrea of Momma in Flip Flops 2 for being a great and supportive mom friend. Even though we have never met IRL she has been a great prayer support and friend these past 2 years.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- juliepippert 1 comment
- I have to thank my neighbor, who is also the mother of our favorite pet sitter. In so many ways we are very different, and that's a blessing. She has sat and listened to my travails about parenting and life and offered the wisdom of being a few years older. She has a way of making you feel okay without invalidating your personal experience. She's given so much: time, friendship, advice, and even rescues me from snakes. But I really value her for who she is and the way she makes the world better and my experience of it broader and more beautiful.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Mel4Him 2 comments
- A "Thank You" is not even a big enough word to explain the gratitude I have fo my mom. She is such an amazing woman who has sacraficed so much of her life for her children and grandchildren. My mom turns 59 years old today. It was over 40 years ago, back in September of 1970 that my mom became a mother at the age of 19. For the first few years of my life, my mom raised me alone. After those few years, she and my dad moved in together. It was at that time she inherited my dads other two children from his previous marriage, a son and a daughter. And I gained a sister and a brother. All in an instance, my mom, then 25 years old, became a mother of 3. Then about a year later my younger brother came along making her a mother of 4. Unable to drive, and work because she was raising 4 young children, my mom struggled through much of our childhood. At that time my dad was a compulsive gambler so the struggles were endless but somehow she always managed to make everything work. Now 40 years later, my mom is still taking care of the family. Helping, loving, and guiding all of her 4 children and grandchildren as well. Since my dads passing about 9 years ago, she has not worked but has instead been helping me take care of my 8 year old son. As a single mom myself, she knew I needed help and didn't hesitate to offer her assistance. She gets up early every morning to come to my house so I can go to work. During the school months she takes my son to school every morning and picks him up from the bus stop every evening, and also has him all day through the summer months. She also helps out my sister whose family only has one vehicle at the moment which her husband needs to take to get to work. My mom helps with rides to the grocery store and taking the kids to the Doctor's etc. She is so amazing and I owe her the world and I can't begin to express the love I have for her and the gratefulness I truly owe her. I love you mom and Happy Birthday.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- newyorkmom 0 comments
- I am thankful for my mother, who was both mother and father to me and my siblings. I am thankful that she gave up so much just so I could have so much, I am thankful that she was a stern disciplinarian - It has taught me to have really high standards, I am thankful that she insisted on routines - it has made my life easier, I am thankful that she supported the arts- I am now a professional artist, I am thankful that she saw the good in everyone and everything - my glass is always half full, I am thankful that she loved me so - i am confident and secure and am able to pass these traits along to my daughter! I am thankful that my mother was such a great parent - I has given me tools to be the same for my daughter. I am thankful everyday for my mom!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Emily 0 comments
- These posts are SO INCREDIBLE!!!! Oh, we are just crying, they're so beautiful! And some fun stuff! We're giving away two $50 P&G gift baskets at 1:50 pm EST (all you need to do to enter is post here a note of thanks to a mom in your life). Be sure to visit the Thank You Mom Reunion Contest and enter to win $1,000 to visit your mom. http://www.thankyoumom.com/
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Janie Reinart 5 comments
- This is a poem about my sweet mom. How to Love by Janie Reinart I come from my mom’s Hazel eyes Golden green pools of refuge From her soft hands Praying On round black beads Showing me the way From pages and pages Of good night stories Rolled out Like we were riding a magic carpet From hands always busy French knots And satin stitches To the Singer And patterns and pins From pink dawns and breakfast At the beach To cookies and birthday cakes Shaped like bonnets Yellow with frosting daffodils Your words of endearment Still cradle me Like your hand made quilts Even now at eighty-three Your fragile smile Shows me How to love
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Cooper 0 comments
- What Emily said! I want all of you to win that $1,000 to visit your moms/mom figures. Truly. ENTER! You are amazing and have made me cry all morning. You need to have a reunion! Go here: The P & G Thank You Mom Reunion Contest (enter to win $1,000 to visit your mom by submitting a few words, just like you have done here! Then you'll make everyone at P & G cry, too.) http://www.thankyoumom.com/
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Naddez 0 comments
- I would like to thank a very special woman in my life, my Mother. She had sacrificed so much so that my siblings and I can have a better life. The unconditional love that she share with us, her grandchildren, and great grands surpassed everything.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Donna B. 2 comments
- I want to thank the woman I fondly refer to as Mom, but more accurately she's my ex-future MIL (we broke up years ago, but his mom and I are as close as ever). She has been an AMAZING influence on me, and I'm a better person, mother, friend and daughter because of my relationship with her. She has taught me kindness, patience, grace, and inner strength. In many ways, I'm closer to her than I am with my own mom and she often tells me she's closer to me than she is with most of her family. Sometimes family isn't who you're related to and I'm proud to call her my Mom :)
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Mommy Words 2 comments
- I want to thank my mom, my mentor and my best friend. She raised 4 of us through very difficult times with grace and grit, laughter and love...rules and regulations! She was and is the ultimate cruise director, always planning wonderful activities and making sure no one is bored for even one minute. She is still the baker, the crafter, the dancer and will still give me a sing and scratch before bed if I need it. She has given me more wonderful memories than I can recount and 3 amazing siblings. She lost her middle sister at just 36 years old to breast cancer and her other sister is currently in the last months of her life as she battles stage 4 sarcoma. I want to thank my mom for showing me how precious life is and I want to tell her that she can always count on me to be her daughter, her friend and her sister. I love you mom!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- blueviolet 0 comments
- I would love to thank my sweet friend and fellow blogger, Kari. She has been the most faithful, loyal, loving, and caring friend that I have ever met. She is true blue, wouldn't speak a word of bad about anybody, and is the closest thing to perfect in a friend that I've ever seen. Sometimes she's a vocal supporter, sometimes she is silent, but she is always there. I feel it and I love her completely.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Sass of Savings 1 comment
- I would like to express my gratitude to my mother for the sacrifices she made in my upbringing so at the age of twenty-seven she can see her daughter as a professional young woman that has resilient determination despite clinical labeling as terminal and with chronic pain. It was through my beloved mother who is my best friend that I received my work ethic, morals, and positivity. It is because of the outstanding mother she is that I have the successes that give me purpose and hope; beating labeling to start my sixth week in a work-from-home business, which my mother gives me daily inspiration and determination with. A colon cancer survivor, it was my mother who showed me what the "fight for life" was all about and not that it could only be done but it could be won. She has been in remission now from 2008; clinically declared. Cancer and chemo are two things that no mother and daughter should ever face, beside her side each day brought me only stout positivity because I seen my mother's fight and desire to live from surgery to a year of harsh treatment. Never did she develop a poor attitude nor did she shed a single tear; to me she has passed such on that one cannot live a positive life with a negative mind. Much love and immense thanks to the woman I am thankful to be able to communicate several times a day, always her interest is in my fight and moving forward. If I get on myself, my mom reminds me that negative minds will never being success or hope not through her words but the memories of being by her side when she was brought to critical care after a six hour surgery. The nurses told me while I could go see her, my mother, she would not know I was there due to medication/sedation. I walked by her bed and kissed her delicate cheek and whispered "mom I love you" and she looked straight at me and said "I love you too". It was at that moment I knew my mother would live through this battle with cancer. It it that moment that my mother gave me that allows me to live through my own battles -- each day. Amanda -Hollywood Chic- http://hollywoodglamorous.blogspot.com
  
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  about 1 year ago

- LoraK 1 comment
- I just sent a message two days ago to my mother-in-law telling her that she is as close to perfect as a mother and mother-in-law as I can imagine. She is so supportive, generous and caring, and she tries really hard not to give unsolicited advice, which I really appreciate! =) She did an awesome job of raising my husband (mostly on her own) and she's a wonderful grandmother to my two daughters. I have lots of issues with my own mother, so I am so glad that I have my MIL and I am truly thankful for her.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- themommyfiles 1 comment
- I really enjoyed writing about only a few of the mom bloggers who have had an impact on my life. It was actually really hard to choose only 5 - there are so many who mean a lot to me! I think this was a great idea and many of my readers feel the same way!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- NotQuiteSusie 0 comments
- My Hubby, 10-month-old & I just moved into a house last week and I'm getting SICK of my mother-in-law. But- that's because she's been helping every step of the way & is helping us get set up in our new home. I want to say thank you to her for helping us out so much!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Emily 1 comment
- Hi everyone! This seems so funny to say since we've all been in here telling our stories and laughing and crying together, but now starts the live hour!!! At 1:50 pm, we'll announce the winners of the $50 P&G gift baskets - they'll go to two lucky contributors here today. And, be sure to enter the P&G Thank You Mom Reunion Contest to win $1,000 to visit your mom: http://www.thankyoumom.com/ Have a blast. I can't wait to read your thank you's!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Jennifer James 3 comments
- There are so many mom bloggers I wish I could have thanked last week! So many moms are so wonderful!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 2 comments
- My mom is the most amazing woman...she is my best friend even to this day. She is giving of her time, her resources...herself....She has always been there for me. And she has the most amazing relationship with my children.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Felicia 0 comments
- I really feel like I could just keep on thanking. I second Jennifer's comment, there are so many more I would like to thank.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- onceamonthmom 4 comments
- Sitting down with my glass of sweet tea, lunch and TheMotherhood. :)
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 5 comments
- I have to give a shout out to Aracely at Daytripping Mom (daytrippingmom.blogspot.com) We met last year when OC Family Magazine brought on bloggers and we have truly become great friends. Her kids and my son play together...we talk about life, parenting, relationships...and she is the only person I've let watch my son apart from family...I trust her that much....I so wish she could be here....she's working
  
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  about 1 year ago

- themommyfiles 4 comments
- I want to thank some of the women in my life who have helped me get through this rough time - Cooper, Caryn, Tanya, Lorie, Kailani, Jennifer, Dee, Elizabeth, and my mom. Thank you ladies. You've really been a blessing in my life.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- ThisFullHouse 5 comments
- One of the few pictures of me and my mom, together, since, you know, we're mostly taking ALL the pictures :)
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 2 comments
- My next shout out goes to Amanda at Mommy Mandy. She is one of the original mommy bloggers. I remember following her blog 3 years ago and thinking...what an amazing woman....and then I found out we were going to meet at a blogger event...I was so excited...we hit it off so well...we've been friends ever since. She has been kind and generous to me....showing me the "blogging" ropes, never asking for anything in return.....I hope she shows up today....Hugs Amanda!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- onceamonthmom 3 comments
- An amazing mom blogger several of us are celebrating this week is Jen Murray of 4tunate.com. Her family is going through some really tough times right now and I am always amazed at how you would never know it by her outlook on life and her sweet disposition. Oh and her giving, giving, giving. She inspires me to give and to be glad in all things. A few of us wrote more about it here: http://onceamonthmom.com/celebrate-jen-4tunate-4-friends/
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Megan 2 comments
- Hi everyone! I want to thank all the moms in my life - my mom, my grandmother, and my great-grandmother (she'll be 103 in August!). They are all very different in personality, but love for each other ties them together no matter what.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Felicia 4 comments
- My mom doing what she does best... supporting friends. This was a memory walk for cancer victims. One of her dear friends lost her mother to cancer last year. Oh yea.. and she can look stylish in that big ole hat!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 2 comments
- My next shout out goes to Shannon at The Mommy Files...talk about a woman who "does it all." What I do pales in comparison...she is kind, generous...a great listener...giving...attentive to detail (she remembers my favorite chocolate!) and strong....
  
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  about 1 year ago

- themommyfiles 2 comments
- I want to thank Caryn. I wrote about her this week. She is an amazing friend who has been there for me in some rough times. She cries with me and helps me to see the positive things in life. She is an amazing friend and example of a good mom. Thanks sweetie!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Melisa 3 comments
- Is this thing on? (Hi everybody!)
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 2 comments
- I should have brought tissues....
  
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  about 1 year ago

- themommyfiles 0 comments
- My next shout-out goes to Tanya of Mommy Goggles. She is an amazing mom and friend. I am so glad I've had the opportunity to get to know her. She has helped me to find the strength I need at this time and has been there to talk to me (and text me) - lol! She is an amazing person. Thanks T!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- plussizemommy 1 comment
- I would love to thank a mom I have known a good while now off and on line. She is so supportive of me and helps me get through so many days of blogging droughts and is always there to cheer me on it is @craftymamaof4. She is a great friend on and off line. I admire her so much too. She does so much for her kids and for so many people it amazes me. She is a strong, intelligent and wonderful woman and I heart her a ton !!! Her blog is craftymamaof4.com
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 0 comments
- My next shout out goes to Kailani from An Island Life...we've never met...but I've known her for over 2 years now...I know that we'd be IRL (not just online) friends if we lived closer....she is kind, understanding, gracious, and very talented in so many ways......
  
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  about 1 year ago

- catalystmom 1 comment
- My love goes out to my own mom without whom I would be a mess! She listens unconditionally, shares my successes wholeheartedly and tells me when I'm wrong so I can continue to correct, redirect and works towards my potential and my dreams. A big hug to you mom!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Sandie 4 comments
- My mom had my sister and I when she was 42 & 43 yrs. old. She was amazing in energy level, beauty, kindness, and creativity. She was almost 99 yrs. old when she passed away. She will forever be remembered by the twinkle in her Irish blue eyes. Mom loved to write, however she was quiet in sharing what she wrote. We found a poem about clouds in the 'pocket' of her walker after her death. In her early years, she even sent a love song, and a short story in to a contest...unfortunately she didn't win! Her poem about when my sister & I had polio...expressing all the worries & love about her 2 little red headed daughters...is a treasure of time. Mom always encouraged my writing. I felt that encouragement even after her death. It is because of her that, at age 60, I wrote and independently published 2 books. I know many of you who are reading this are young mothers. I just want you to know that your dreams will come true, as mine did of writing and publishing. Keep your dreams close to heart, and time will allow you the motivation to keep seeking them. I feel as if my mom's dreams came true when mine did. We mothers are so important in showing our children to follow their dreams...our words of encouragement follow our children's paths even after our deaths...just as my mom's words did. I see my children saying to their kids the encouraging words my mom said to me. I must have said those words to them, too.....the precious words my mom said to me! Thank you, Mom...I love you!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Megan 5 comments
- Here's a photo of my grandma and great-grandma. My grandma is an EMT for her local fire department!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- themommyfiles 5 comments
- My next shout-out goes to Cooper. She has been an amazing friend and is there for me if I need to talk to. She has given me this amazing opportunity to work with The Motherhood, meet wonderful moms, and help financially support my family. Thanks Cooper! You rock and are an amazing friend!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Felicia 3 comments
- I also want to thank an amazing friend and new mom. She had her son in March. 2 days later he started having seizures. This turned into blood on the brain. The next day she was admitted to the hospital for a life threatening blood clot. 2 months later, she now has a stint in her vein, is on strong blood thinners, but is pushing through the pain to run (her passion) and care for her son (who is now blood free as of 2 days ago)! Such a strong and amazing new mother.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- ClumberKim 0 comments
- The mom who always has a kind word to comfort or encourage me is ParentopiaDevra. She's forgotten more about parenting than I'll ever know. I aspire to be as smart and thoughtful about parenting as she is. Thank you Devra, for your awesome book (Mommy Guilt) and for always knowing just what I need to hear.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- kdc521 4 comments
- There are so many mom bloggers that I love. Shout out to the NYC area mom bloggers - they are such a talented and diverse group!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- catalystmom 1 comment
- My second set of virtual hugs go out to my mom "girlfriends" who make life fun, full of laughs and are there with a shoulder to cry on and a hug to heal when life takes it's inevitable turns towards the uphill battles at times. Thank you for being with me through this journey - shouts out to Seema, Ami, Felisa, Rani and Bhumi.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Jeanmarie 1 comment
- I thank my Mom-in-law!! She has been the kindest, gentlest, most reliable person in the world to me. I love her son with all my heart, and her, too. Thank you Bemer!! Oh well, I didn't read the whole thing until I had posted this. My Mom-in-law DOES NOT have a blog. I like the job you ladies here at TheMotherhood handle things.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 0 comments
- My next shout out goes to Stephanie from Metropolitan Mama...why is it that the people you wish lived closer live so far away? She is amazing...smart...creative...and a true model and inspiration as a mother.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- kdc521 5 comments
- I also want to thank my real mom. Raising 2 kids with my husband is more than enough at times. I stand in awe that she was able to raise the 5 of us as a divorced single mom!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- themommyfiles 0 comments
- I also want to thank Dee from Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House. I love her blog and she is awesome to talk to. I can't wait to meet her in person some day. You are an awesome friend and mom Dee! Thanks
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Melisa 7 comments
- I wanted to make sure to send a shout out and a thanks to Liz @ This Full House. She wrote about me in her series last week (SO SWEET), but I really need to thank her. She's a great friend who is smart, caring, and funny, and I appreciate having her in my life very much! xo
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Becki 0 comments
- I've been wanting to thank Deborah, too, but just haven't known how to put it into words. I can't aspire to be like her, because she has gifts that just don't exist in me, but I absolutely delight in the kind of mother she is: her boys are so wonderful, kind, and grounded, and clearly adore their mom (with good reason). And she's so creative and so much fun, and doesn't seem to mind that I'm just the slightest bit insane. I like that in a girl.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 2 comments
- I also want to give a shout out to Tanya from Mommy Goggles...talk about an amazingly talented woman....She's also been an amazing, supportive friend to me....
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 4 comments
- And a HUGE shout out to Emily and Cooper...who truly make it seem effortless to have and do it all.....you created an amazing community for moms all over the world.....
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Becki 1 comment
- And, more thanks...to my friend Elizabeth, who always lends a listening ear when I need it, and always makes herself available to watch a sick kid when I have to work and have no other options. I can't thank her enough for that.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Megan 2 comments
- I really need to go "meet" all of these fantastic women you're all sharing about. There are some amazing women out there!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- NotQuiteSusie 0 comments
- Oh I want to thank "Blair" (theheirtoblair.com) as well for being so open about her struggle with PPD&PPA.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- ohamanda 3 comments
- Hey guys! Sorry I'm late!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- kdc521 4 comments
- One last thank you (I can't possbily list all of my favorite online moms.) This one goes to my mother-in-law. As a mother of 2 sons, she welcomed me into her family with open arms as a daughter over 8 years ago when I married her son. Over the years, we are losing pieces of her bit by bit (early stages of Alzheimer's). I don't write about it on my blog, because it's not my story to tell, but I love the woman that she was...and I'm so happy when we (especially the kids) get to see small glimpses of her strength shining through.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 0 comments
- My next shout out goes to Elizabeth from Traded My Minivan for a BMW...(best. blog. name. ever.) She is hilarious, an INCREDIBLE writer, giving, and keeps me grounded. Liz, I'm so glad we're friends...
  
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  about 1 year ago

- themommyfiles 1 comment
- My next shout out goes to Elizabeth of A Nut in a Nutshell. She is an amazing example of a mom who has had challenges but still manages to maintain a positive attitude about life. I am thankful I've had the opportunity to get to know her better. Thank you Elizabeth!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- holleeinbalance 4 comments
- I want to thank Emily and Cooper because I think of them as the big sisters who figured everything out before I did. Amazing moms, amazing women!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- mommymandy 2 comments
- I want to thank Caryn from Rockin Mama, Shannon from the-mommyfiles and Tanya from MommyGoggles. They are the best friends any girl could ask for. Not afraid to tell you the truth even when they know it will hurt, not afraid to stand up for what they believe in, and are just amazing women. I couldn't have asked for better friends then that! I love you girls!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- holleeinbalance 1 comment
- Ahhh, I see Ellen is here, too. She is an inspiration to me, and I am so honored to feature her in our book. I should be revising it right now, but alas, I am here....
  
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  about 1 year ago

- themommyfiles 1 comment
- I also want to thank my mom. She is actually my stepmom but I have taken to calling her mom because I feel that is a title she has earned. A mom is not just something you are called but something you are. She has been an amazing source of strength and comfort for me. She has helped me to become the best mom I can be. Thanks mom! :) I love you!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 0 comments
- My next shout out goes to Suz from OC Family Magazine...again...another talented woman...one of the best photographers I know...and she has provided so many opportunities for moms in the OC. She also gives me a lot of grace.... : )
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Megan 2 comments
- I don't have anyone specific to thank here, but I want to thank all women (whether or not they are moms) who are brave enough to share their real struggles in a public forum (like a blog). You are all so courageous and give hope to those of us who might not be as brave!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- themommyfiles 0 comments
- My final shout out goes to Jennifer from Eighty MPH Mom. She is so funny and fun to talk to. She is an amazing mom and blogger. I am so glad I've had the opportunity to grow with her over the past few years. Thanks Jenn for being you!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- holleeinbalance 1 comment
- Other online moms who I want to acknowledge are Laura and Amy from Chambanamoms. I don't live in Chambana but they have been huge supporters of our work/life site and also great friends when I needed someone to listen.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 0 comments
- I could thank many many women....My next shout out goes to Stephanie from Bizzie Mommy. Thank you for holding my hand on the airplane last year...and for being a true friend. For calling me to make sure I haven't disappeared (hehe) and for inspiring me to look at life through different lenses (hehe...she's a photographer).....
  
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  about 1 year ago

- themommyfiles 4 comments
- Cooper and Emily - -I would love to stay and chat longer (believe me I could), but motherhood calls to me and it's time to get my boys ready to go out the door for soccer. This truly was an amazing experience and I am grateful for everything The Motherhood has to offer. You 2 are amazing and I can't wait to work with you again! Hugs to all of you awesome moms and bloggers! You all rock! :)
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 1 comment
- Total randomness...but isn't it super cool that I can edit my post for spelling errors? LOL
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Alison 3 comments
- I want to thank my mother. She has been amazing to me throughout my life, even when I was probably stressing her out. She still loved me and never gave up on me. Now she is a wonderful grandmother to my children. I talk to her every day and would miss it so much if she wasn't around. She had emergency eye surgery on Friday because she has narrow edged glaucoma that she didn't know about. She went in to the doc at 2... 2 hours later I still didn't know what happened. Thought she had brain cancer or something, but found out her diagnosis and she has glaucoma. I was crying because I thought she was dying. She is my world. Brings it home how big of apart of my life she is.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- ohamanda 0 comments
- I wanna thank my "sisterchicks" for not just being great moms (and aunts) but for supporting ME (and each other) in motherhood! Look at what we did today http://bit.ly/4tunate to support Jen from 4tunate.net!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- themommyfiles 2 comments
- Ummm...before I go, I did forget to mentionn one other amazing mom blogger and friend. Amanda of Mommy Mandy. She was one of the first blogs I found and I have loved following her life experiences as a mom and getting to hang out with her in real life. You're a great mom and friend Amanda. Thanks for being you! :)
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 2 comments
- I wanted to say one more thing about Emily and Cooper....thank you for recognizing the collective influence...the power of moms...women coming together sharing life stories, experiences, and information...
  
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  about 1 year ago

- ThisFullHouse 9 comments
- I want to thank my sweet, yet feisty Hungarian Grandmother (in heaven) who didn't make the best choices in the world and taught me that, yes, children will remember our mistakes, first. If you make enough of them, they will also one day understand and maybe even learn to love us for our imperfections. Simple, right? But, well, here I am still loving her. Miss you, Nagy Mama!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 6 comments
- Thank you Jennifer (Mom Bloggers Club)!!! I have no words for how amazing you are...smart...creative...compassionate...you've created an incredible community....your words challenge and inspire me...
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Emily 0 comments
- Just 5 minutes until we do the random drawing for the two $50 P&G gift baskets! If you're watching the conversation fly by and are thinking about posting a thank you to a favorite mom in your life, the time is NOW! And this is a great chance to remind you to head on over to P&G Thank You Mom Reunion Contest and enter to win $1,000 to visit your own mom: http://www.thankyoumom.com/!!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- catalystmom 0 comments
- A viritual salute to moms everywhere -- it is said that when you enable a mom with tools to be self sufficient, you enable a community to grow and flourish and it's so awesome to read about so many moms using their talents and time to help one another. Thanks to Emily and Cooper for creating a platform to share and connect. I don't get to "hang" out here as much as I'd like due to other priorities, but always feel rejuvenated when I leave a discussion or read everyone's posts. Happy mothers day everyday.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- rockinmama 0 comments
- I want to thank Megan from Peekaboo Picks...she gave me an opportunity many years ago that turned into a passion (green living)...Thank you Megan....
  
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  about 1 year ago

- BusyMom 0 comments
- There's a lot of thanking to catch up on around here! Many new sites to check out, thank you guys!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- ThisFullHouse 7 comments
- Aaaand, I want to thank my friend Elizabeth, the wonderful http://busymom.net for being MY blogging inspiration/muse since 2003!!!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- onceamonthmom 2 comments
- It's been a great hour (well, several days) of thanks. Great idea ladies!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- onceamonthmom 3 comments
- I loved meeting all the "new to me" bloggers through your thank you's as well.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Emily 9 comments
- We have two winners of the $50 P&G gift baskets! Drumroll .......... (We always have to do the drumroll!) The winners are: 1. Melisa (with one "l" - http://thesuburbanscrawl.blogspot.com/) 2. Megan (http://mfiles.us/megan/) Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you soooo much for being a part of this inspiring conversation today!!!!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- JDaniel4smom 1 comment
- I want to thank the moms is my playgroup that share so many lessons with me.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Felicia 1 comment
- Thank you Emily and Cooper for such a fantastic time together celebrating moms, friends, and those who have touched our lives. What a blessing it has been to be a part of this.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Vanderbilt Wife 1 comment
- Sad that I missed everything! Such is life as a mother, I suppose!
  
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- Emily 0 comments
- Oh my goodness, is it really after 2:00 pm? I love this conversation! Please feel free to stay and share everyone to your heart's content! I'm going to hang around for awhile. Since our wonderful hosts might have a few other things to do with their day, I want to take a moment to say - THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This conversation has been mind-blowingly perfect and awesome. Thank you fabulous hosts for being here, for sharing your stories, for posting every day last week about your favorite mom bloggers and for being the great women you are!!!! Thank you to the whole community of moms, each and every one of you for sharing your hearts and your loves here with us all!!! What an incredible group of moms you are!!!!!!
  
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- JennS 0 comments
- HEY! :-)
  
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  about 1 year ago

- JennS 5 comments
- Sorry I missed the fun but wanted to say howdy!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Megan 1 comment
- I just realized that I forgot to thank my mother-in-law! She is incredibly giving of herself and her time and is an awesome grandmama to my boys!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- BusyMom 2 comments
- I want to thank Emily and Cooper for the little "Expert" frame around my face. I want one for real life, I shall wear it around work, and at home with 2 teens.
  
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  about 1 year ago

- MommyFactor 0 comments
- Sorry to be late in sending thanks but just want to thanks all the ladies on the Motherhood site plus the Talk Experts. I've been encouraged and become a better blogger...and mom...by following you ladies :)
  
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  about 1 year ago

- JennS 1 comment
- Since I missed this, I have to thank Cooper & Emily for always being such an advocate for so many, for being so loyal and for just being the awesome they are! Thanks, ladies. You are simply the best!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- JennS 1 comment
- Oh, and of course, in true Tejas form for my absolute favorite Joisey girl, I have to say thank you for always making me laugh, encouraging me and of course for....what? No, really....what? mwah!
  
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  about 1 year ago

- Barbara Olivo 1 comment
- Wow, so many beautiful words expressing heartfelt emotions about our moms! I'm proud to be a member of this wonderful community of moms. I commemorate this day and actually all days to women, and women alike, who raised large families. This particular woman that I penned her life story on raised 16 children in the heart of San Jose, Ca. It seems like large families come from the dinosaur years, but this one is still alive and thriving. At 92 years young she is the mother hen of 15 children who are still alive. Her 16th child, the youngest, died at 45 in 2002, the same week her oldest son-in-law died. However painful of her own loss, she never lost sight of the pain her daughter was going through. Two months later she lost her husband of 66 years. The reason why I know so much about this woman is because she is my mom and I am her "Bakers Dozen" "Lucky Thirteen." Actually I do feel very lucky to have this woman, Jacqueline Rose Olivo, as my mom. She has this amazing ability to make me feel so important whenever I talk to her, as she does with each one of her children. (I just know I'm her favorite, even though all my other siblings say they are...he he!) Mom is wise beyond her years, smart and talented. If I could be just a little more like her...ummm. Even though I am one of her 16 children I often wonder how she did it. Think about it, she was pregnant 4,500 + days, no twins, each baby full term and all in the span of 20 years. She changed diapers for 23 years and not the easy way with pampers. Her days were long with little sleep and on her feet most of the nights making sure each child's needs were tended to. I remember when I lived far away from home in Guam I wrote to Mom and said after having two children of my own, that I finally understood how moms could love more than one child at the same time but still couldn't understand how she was able to divide her motherly love so many ways. Oh boy, did I say the wrong thing. I received a "13" page letter back from her and the following is a excerpt of what she said about that: "Dear Barbara, just know you must be very special, because here I am with a little of that very rare commodity in my life called "Time on my hands," and I decided to use it by writing to you and Don. "I received your last letter telling me how understanding you are about how I must divide my motherly love so many ways--16--to be exact--which means only 1/16th of all my love goes to any one of you. If that were true, it would be such a puny amount of love that my heart bleeds for each one of my almost loveless children. How can love be divided at all? How can it be metered out in small amounts? When our Lord Jesus Christ hung on the cross with His arms stretched out--He loved us all that much that He died for each one of us. I believe God has given an infinite amount of love to each mother that He has created so that we can give 100% to another and another endlessly. Can you possibly say that you give Jocilyn only 50% of your love because you must give Jason the other half? No way, because I know God has given you the capacity to love each one of your children 100%--100% of the time." Thank you Mom for all your insightful wisdom, your resiliency to life's little challenges and for giving me life. Thank you for not stopping at 12 otherwise I wouldn't have been born.
  
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We're coming together for a live "Thank You Mom" celebration to acknowledge and thank the amazing women online we turn to for their stories, laughs, support, wisdom, bravery, smarts, understanding, voices, truth, more laughs and the great friendships we've made. Join us!! Thank the mom bloggers who mean the world to you and say why! And, be sure to enter the P&G Thank You Mom Reunion Contest to win $1,000 to visit your mom: http://www.thankyoumom.com/

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