Motherhood

Body Image Motherhood Parenting 

One Breast Tried To Kill Me; The Other Keeps My Child Alive

March 27, 2017March 14, 2017 Kimberly Zapata breast cancer, cancer, self-love

By Kelly Knee of My Unexpected Journey As I hold the newest addition to my family, I am bursting with

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Motherhood Parenting 

No, I’m Not Piercing My Baby’s Ears

March 16, 2017February 24, 2017 Kimberly Zapata body modification, consent, identity, piercing

By Kimberly Zapata I received my first tattoo on my 18th birthday. I went to the DMV, traded my driver’s

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Motherhood Parenting 

6 Things I’ve Experienced As A Woman That I Hope My Daughter Never Does

March 8, 2017 Kimberly Zapata feminism, raising girls

Dearest Daughter, To say that I am scared for your future would be an understatement. I mean, I am afraid of

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Mental Health Motherhood Pregnancy PTSD 

My Traumatic Birth Experience Left Me Scared, Scarred, And Struggling With PTSD

March 2, 2017February 14, 2017 Kimberly Zapata birth trauma, childbirth, PTSD

By Sara Farrell Baker of No Purple Walls Candor is a tricky thing, especially for parents and for us “moms.” Of

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Motherhood Parenting 

The Day I Dropped My Baby

February 27, 2017February 12, 2017 Kimberly Zapata baby, parenting mistakes

By Kimberly Zapata I’ll never forget the sound “it” made. It wasn’t a bump or a crash. It wasn’t a

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Motherhood Parenting 

I Was So Scared To Be A Mom, I Almost Didn’t Have Children

February 16, 2017February 1, 2017 Kimberly Zapata fear, mom, pregnancy

By Kimberly Zapata When I was five or six years old, I begged my mother to have another baby. I

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Mental Health Motherhood Postpartum Depression 

Waiting To Exhale

February 6, 2017February 1, 2017 Kimberly Zapata postpartum, ppd, pregnancy

By Kimberly Zapata As I walk into my OB-GYN’s office, struggling to suppress the tears in my eyes and the

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