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Things Parents With Twins Hear Every Day



September 28, 2016

there-is-always-something-to-be-thankful-for-1One thing I’ve learned from being a mom of twins is that people are absolutely fascinated with twins. And trust me I get it—two babies born at once. But as many moms know, for some reason people tend not to have much of a filter when asking pregnant people questions.  Well…twin moms have it worse. Here are some of the ones we here all the time.

“Did you conceive with fertility medicine?”
I think this one is one of my favorites. Whether someone is pregnant with one child or multiple, it’s not appropriate to ask if the pregnancy was planned. On top of this, please do not ask if someone conceived twins naturally or with fertility medicine. This is a subject that is too personal, and at the end of the day why does this matter?

Someone that I knew personally asked me this knowing that I had two other pregnancies back to back!

“I always wanted twins!”

Really?! I can say I never honestly wanted twins, and when we found out we were in complete shock! The pregnancy was really nerve-wracking because it is considered high risk. I had to go to my regular doctor as well as a specialist every month.CONTINUE READING

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Broken Promises



September 21, 2016

broken-promisesAddiction. I hate this word. I don’t use the word lightly. I’ve seen this word tear families apart. Some can be mended some cannot. I have been wanting to write about my family’s struggle with this for some time, but it’s hard and sometimes painful to relive the moments and parts of our lives that dealt with this.

My step-father, who was married to my mom for about 19 years was an alcoholic. I have not kept in contact with my biological father when we moved to the United States, so my step dad is the person who helped raise me. He was my only father figure. And it was tough. Sometimes he would be good for a couple months, several months, once he seemed to be good a for year or two. But when he would drink it was bad. We always got fussed at for the smallest things. I think we would try to stay away from him so we wouldn’t make him mad. 

My mom—she worked a lot. Days, nights, weekends, you name it she worked it. Sometimes I literally try to understand why. Why did everything happen the way it did? Why did it take her 19 years to divorce him? But through the past several years I know she did her very best. That the pain and struggle I felt from my experience doesn’t even compare to what she went through. I know her pain is far greater. Something I honestly know I can’t even begin to comprehend. She was always and will continue to be the bravest person I know. 

I know now that my step dad was fighting a lot of demons. Addiction seems so easy to understand to us on the outside, but is far more complex than any of us could even begin to understand. As a person that has seen alcoholism first hand, it’s hard to know when to help and when to let go of what was.

Dustin and I got engaged in November of 2009. I would say it was around this time where my step dad got worse. CONTINUE READING

CATEGORIES ~ Parenting, Self Improvement 1 Comment

It Takes A Village



September 14, 2016

it-takes-a-villageIt’s true, us Hispanic women are very independent, have strong opinions, and we can do everything ourselves. We are too proud to ask for any help. Boy, has this changed for me in the last 3-4 years. If you’ve ever seen the Luvs commercials where the mom is super protective of her first child, and then she’s more relaxed with the second. That was me! It was really toward the end of my pregnancy with my second child, Luke, where I had to suck up my pride and let others help me. 

My husband’s parents live an hour and a half away and my mom lives four hours away, so we are used to doing the day to day stuff on our own, but boy oh boy would we be absolutely lost without them. Fast forward to 2016 and now I truly realize it does take a village to raise kids these days. We could not do this life without them and their help. 

Seeing other families I realize how maybe it was just meant to be that God chose us to be parents for 4 kids so young and close in age. Honestly, it’s no easy task to watch our kids. It’s tough for one person to watch all of them. We’ve never gotten a babysitter for this exact reason. You need two people to be able to complete all tasks before bed…feed, bathe, play, and put to bed. Easier said than done.CONTINUE READING

CATEGORIES ~ Marriage, Motherhood, Parenting 2 Comments

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Gretchen Dauzat is a wife, mom to 4, entrepreneur, and writer. Her passion is to empower moms to realize, cultivate, and pursue their passions beyond motherhood. When not folding loads of laundry, you can find her having a dance party with her family or listening to a great audiobook.

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