Stephanie Jankowski's Blog, page 28
May 22, 2015
Things I Wish I Had Known Before Becoming a WAHM
The year was 2009. I had given birth to my blue-eyed baby boy and was contemplating returning to the classroom full-time. The thought of leaving my little angel (and of having to shower before 6am) was daunting, so during an early morning feeding, I Googled “teach from home” and was surprised that there was actually […]
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May 20, 2015
Is Your Student a Good Candidate for Online Learning?
Cyber school, or online learning, has the potential to provide a solid education to students who wouldn’t otherwise receive one. I’ve had students enrolled in my virtual classroom for reasons ranging from medical issues to acrazy busy schedule of training to become a professional ballerina! Sure, there are some students who opt for cyber school […]
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May 19, 2015
Bitches, Lesbians, Teen Mothers: The Inspiration Behind Some of Pittsburgh’s Listen To Your Mother Stories
July 29, 2006 July 26, 2009 May 9, 2011 April 14, 2014 May 8, 2015 Those are the dates that changed my life, the way I define myself as a woman. I willforever remember those days as the ones that challenged me to open my heart in ways I never had before. My wedding day […]
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May 8, 2015
Hands
The second I heldmy son in 2009, my heart waspermanently relocated from my chest and stitched to my sleeve, out in the open and vulnerable. This is not unique to me; all mothers will tell you the same thing: when we give birth to the incredible little humans we’ve created and carried for months, it’s […]
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April 30, 2015
Disney Told My Kids to Kill Me
The kids were playing so nicely. No one was using the other as a balance beam, no one was arguing over the “not broken” pretzel. The baby, nursing contentedly, clung to the soft fabric of my shirt with one of her chubby hands. She graced me with a mid-sucklegrin before succumbing to sleep. As I […]
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April 27, 2015
Oversharing: Group Poop
A contributor to the New York Times Bestseller,I Just Want to Pee Alone,is here to share her funny. She also happens to be one of my favorite writersand people: Amy’s blog,Funny is Family, will make you laugh, cry, and then eat. No, really; shefeeds my family every Thursday with her Crock Pot Thursday Recipes. See […]
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April 25, 2015
Grandparenting: It Isn’t For Everyone
Recently, I’ve been ignoring the love of my life (HGTV) in order to devourThe Honest Toddler: A Child’s Guide to Parenting. Between fits of giggles and poking my sleeping husband in the forehead to read him hilarious excerpts, I barely have time to put away the folded laundry that has been waiting patiently in baskets […]
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April 23, 2015
5 Reasons You Should NOT Buy The Bigger Book of Parenting Tweets
Are you on Twitter? If you just said,“What’s Twitter?”, then the answer is no, you are not on Twitter. Think of Twitter as text messages with a limit; you only have 140 characters (and spaces count!) to convey your joke, thought, or otherwise useless and uninformative quip. And the people love it. Because the Twitterverse […]
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April 21, 2015
I Stalked a Baby Sideburns Fan and Here’s What Happened
One week ago, my sweet baby girl turned the big 0-1. For the days leading up to her birthday, I held my Facebook pals captive and reminisced bybinge-sharing photos, memories, and everything I’d ever written for or about her. By the end of the day on April 14th, my ovaries were in overdrive. “PLEASE!” I […]
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April 20, 2015
Do You Have Gross Feet? Stop it.
I told myself it wasn’t going to happen. Not this year. Nope! I would be prepared and not caught off guard. I would rock those flip-flops on the first flip-flop worthy day and have NO SHAME. Then it happened. This year. Yep. I wasn’t prepared and certainly caught off guard. I rocked flip flops because […]
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