tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555426203961097282024-11-08T10:34:53.432-05:00Welcome. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and stay a while, won't you?Donna J. Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16101584349756490950noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355542620396109728.post-22737850223886093162010-04-12T16:34:00.005-04:002010-04-12T16:38:48.506-04:00

I wrote a poem called Mom's Retreat and I'm certain I'm not the only mother who's ever escaped to this special place. To read it on CWAHM.com, click HERE and leave a comment there or here on this blog. Thanks! Happy Mother's Day. ...with joy, Donna

Donna J. Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16101584349756490950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355542620396109728.post-30313364133117152752010-04-09T23:46:00.006-04:002010-04-10T13:28:27.201-04:00

I received an e-mail from a friend, its content riddled with errors. These weren’t small mistakes, but glaring oversights. A few moments later, I received a second message apologizing for the first e-mail. “Please forgive me. I must be suffering from New Mother Syndrome. All I can think of is the baby.” What mother hasn’t felt that way when she brings home a newborn? What is this syndrome, and

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