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How Much Does a Baby Really Cost?

By now the outrage has gone viral. Suze Orman told a young couple that they couldn’t possibly afford for the wife to stay home when they have another baby because, among other things, when they have a new baby, their expenses “will go up $700-$1000 a month” due to having to pay for “diapers” and [...]

So. Encouraging.

Sometimes I feel like I have nothing left, like I’ve given everything I have to give, and it still isn’t enough. It was at one of those bottom of the barrel moments that I came across a post called The Well Watered Mama at Raising Homemakers. And there it was. Hope. Lay it down, my [...]

Sheltering, Backlash, Fear, and Balance (Hopefully)

It always makes me squirm just a bit, wonder a little. I come across these testimonies of people who have fled out of big family, homeschooling culture, people who feel like it really damaged them, even ruined their lives. And I always ache for them when they tell of the harsh emptiness of trying to [...]