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When You are Raising Other People’s Children | Foster Parenting, Step-parenting and Grandparenting

Family comes in all different shapes and sizes. In this new day and age, foster parenting, step-parenting, and grandparents raising their grandchildren is not uncommon. Jen sits down with author Debbie Ausburn of “Raising Other People’s Children” and gets raw about her experience with parenting from the point of view of a step-parent and foster parent. Author Debbie Ausburn on Raising Other People’s Children: What Foster Parenting Taught Me about Bringing Together a Blended Family Jen: Welcome to MomCave LIVE, […]

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Entitled Teenager Problem? Don’t Be A “Pusi!” | MomCave LIVE

Yeah, leave it right by their plate. All right. Well, we are live in all the places. Oh, great. Excited to be here. Yeah. Welcome to MomCave LIVE, where we may have lost our minds, but we haven’t lost our sense of humor. I’m Jen and I’m here with the very humorous Elizabeth. Elizabeth wrote a book that we’re gonna talk about that is gonna save all of your asses, I think. This is it. Yeah, that’s it. It’s Don’t […]

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Modern Moms: Modern Mom Probs With Tara Clark

This post contains some affiliate links to awesome products for modern moms. Jen chats LIVE with Modern Mom Prob’s Tara Clark. She has a new book– “Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers,” is the spokesperson for The Blue Dot Project (maternal mental health) AND is launching The Modern Mom Style Box! There’s wisdom and laughs in this one. Jen: Hey, modern moms, welcome to MomCave Live, where we may have lost our minds, but we have […]

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10 Funny Books To Read With Kids that YOU’ll Love, Too

Sharing books and reading aloud to your children is a wonderful bonding experience. But some books can make the experience all the more fun by having you laugh-out-loud. Here are 10 funny books to read with kids that will have YOU laughing, too. (This post contains Amazon affiliate links so if you buy one of these books, we make some change at no extra cost to you.) The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak This pictureless book will have […]

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Self-Help Books That I Could Actually USE

There’s something magical about a self-help book. They come along and create a sort of phenomenon. I remember the first one that really got me was The Secret. (Yes, I know I’m sounding like an old lady now.) I “secreted” my life for quite a while. It seemed so simple. Now it just seems like a cute idea but not exactly a deep philosophy. A few months ago, my Facebook feed was filled with friends raving about Girl, Wash Your […]

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The Unofficial Guide to Surviving to Life with Boys Book Giveaway!

(This post contains an affiliate link. If you buy the book through this link, we make a few pennies. OR you can enter to WIN a copy below in our Unofficial Guide to Surviving Life with Boys Book Giveaway!) Oh, how I wish there was a guidebook to surviving life with boys before I had one. Seven years later, there is! MomCave’s Jen (me!) has a story in it and we are giving one away. Enter below to win a […]

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Step Away from the Parenting Books, Mama. (You got this.)

Guest post: Parenting is one of the most rewarding yet difficult job I’ve ever walked into. It’s got ups and downs, pros and cons, trials and tribulations, but at the end of the day, I can look at the face of my little guy and be proud. I created life! Two years ago, I got pregnant with my first (and to be only) child. Of course, there was the advice that came from the people we loved most in the […]

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How To Have a Baby and Not Lose Your Sh*t | Eeh Bah Mum on MomCave LIVE

Eeh Bah Mum Can I wipe bottoms and still kick-ass? What if all the other mums are really, really boring? Is it okay to Google the answers to everything? Kirsty Smith, the acclaimed UK blogger behind Eeh Bah Mum, is our guest this week on MomCave LIVE. She’s the author of “How to Have a Baby and Not Lose Your Sh*t.” Written by a mum of two who thinks her children are wonderful but wishes they could be wonderful in […]

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Stop Yelling! The Orange Rhino Challenge

I’m not a big yeller. I’m more of a terrified-of-conflict, too-shy-to-engage, oh-well-life-sucks kind of gal. Except when it comes to three people. There are exactingly three people in my life that can cause me to totally lose it. My sister, my husband, and my son. What do these three people have in common? They are the three people I feel the most comfortable with, the most loved by. In other words, they are the three people that deserve my […]

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Scary Mommy’s Guide to Surviving the Holidays Holiday Tips

If you’re an internet-using mama, you must know of Jill Smokler, a.k.a Scary Mommy. Author of two books, the NY Times best-seller Confessions of a Scary Mommy and Motherhood Comes Naturally (and Other Vicious Lies), Jill has created a community of moms online, averaging over 30 million views per month, where one can finally feel at home. I especially love her mommy confessional, where thanks to the anonymity of the internet, moms can share their deepest secrets. As a new mom, […]

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