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Motherhood Parenting 

To The Mother Whose Child Is “Throwing A Tantrum”

April 28, 2016May 1, 2016 Kimberly Zapata friendship, moms, relationships, support

Last weekend, my husband and I went out to lunch. Well, my husband, myself, AND our two-year-old daughter. It wasn’t a birthday

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Depression Identity and Self-Esteem Motherhood Parenting 

New Year, New “Me,” & What It Means To Be Strong

December 30, 2015December 30, 2015 Kimberly Zapata mental health & wellness, mental illness, moms, parenthood

I hate New Year’s posts. I don’t “do” resolutions. I despise “recap” articles — ones that outline accomplishments, and recall

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Motherhood Parenting Pregnancy 

To You, The Child I Don’t Have But Want (Sort Of)

November 19, 2015 Kimberly Zapata children, moms, multiple children, only child

I don’t why it happened. Maybe I am just a bit too raw, too emotional. Maybe it is the picture

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Depression Mental Health Motherhood Parenting Postpartum Depression Pregnancy 

Bad Hair Day: My Postpartum Depression Story

September 22, 2015September 20, 2017 Kimberly Zapata honest moms, moms, pnd, postpartum anxiety, ppd

I should have realized something was wrong when I wanted to hold a tray of sushi instead of my one-day-old

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Depression Motherhood Postpartum Depression 

Fahrenheit: My Postpartum Depression Story

August 3, 2015November 6, 2017 Kimberly Zapata depression story, moms, motherhood depression, postpartum progress, ppd

It was 97 degrees when I went into labor, when I waited on an underground subway platform for an uptown

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Depression Mental Health Motherhood Parenting 

Six Months

July 5, 2015July 8, 2015 Kimberly Zapata mental health & wellness, mental illness, moms, ppd, stopthestigma

Six months have passed since I started this blog (that’s right, Sunshine Spoils Milk is six months old!), eight months

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Motherhood Parenting 

Things I Never Thought I Would Say, as a Parent

June 9, 2015July 13, 2015 Kimberly Zapata mommyhood, moms, parenthood, toddlerlife

Let’s be honest: We all said to ourselves that we weren’t going to be “those” parents, the one’s with a

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