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Mums braver, faster, more laid-back
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3-19-2008 3:40 AM
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There is nothing to fear, but fear it's self...and mothers
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3-19-2008
10:53 AM
tanyamm
What won't they think of next, drugs to make you a better mother. Now if they came up with one for fathers too every child would have a perfect childhood. The stuff dreams are made of.
3-19-2008
11:36 AM
bignosemousie
I became braver after becoming a mother. I surprise myself pretty often. That's a powerful connection, mother and child.
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