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Mama In The Now

Boy Mom Life With Humor and Hygge

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Hunting and Gathering – Unifying Our Family

Nature has always played a big role in my life. I am a collector! My Stone Age ancestry doesn’t deny itself. My whole family consists of gatherers. In my childhood, we would go for walks and bring home flower sprouts for the garden, which my mother stole in other people´s gardens (– because to her View Post

Filed Under: Our Life Tagged With: Danish, family, Sister's Sunday

Childhood Lies! Coming to Terms…

My dear sister, Sonja has been at it again. This time she pours her heart out about something that most parents are guilty of! I love reading her perspective of our childhood and how these rather humorous situations affected her! Now she's guilting me into changing my ways... - she's using her "big View Post

Filed Under: Our Life Tagged With: Danish, family, Sister's Sunday

Parenting: One Size Does (NOT) Fit All – The Danish Version

My sister has been at it again. I think she is secretly enjoying writing for my blog - which is why I have given her this space. I love hearing her take on parenting - from a Danish point of view. We all know that each child is different, but how quickly and in which way do we recognize the View Post

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Baby, Breastfeeding, Danish, family, Motherhood, Sister's Sunday

Sister’s Sunday: Losing Weight Without Losing Myself

Welcome to my new series called "Sister's Sunday". It is a pleasure to introduce you to my sister who will share this space on Sundays. Sonja is my older (and at times wiser) sister living in Denmark. You will get to know her better over the coming weeks. Enjoy her writing - she's a beautiful View Post

Filed Under: Motherhood Tagged With: health, Motherhood, Sister's Sunday

I am a Danish American mom of four boys parenting with heart, humor and hygge. Join me on this crazy ride. You will laugh more than you’d expect!

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