The Super MOMs 24/7 Club Newsletter

Good Morning, SuperMOMs Everywhere 2-4-7!

It’s Thursday, December 5th, and in this week’s edition of The SuperMOMs 24/7 Club Newsletter, I welcome you all to the SuperMOMs 24/7 Universe!

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Here we will share 2 Super Ideas, 4 Super Quotes, and 7 Super Questions for you to ponder until you receive your next issue!

In addition, there will be a bonus section of a SuperMOM short story!

A new addition is a short survey to make this newsletter even better!

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And now, here are 2 Super Ideas, 4 Super Quotes, and 7 Super Questions to ponder this week…

2 🌟 Super Ideas of the Week

1. Create a Family Cookbook:
Compile your favorite family recipes into a homemade cookbook. Involve your kids by having them write down the recipes, draw pictures, or take photos of the dishes. This can become a treasured family heirloom.

2. DIY Family Game Night:
Instead of buying new games, create your own! Use household items to design a board game or a card game that’s personalized to your family’s interests. This not only saves money but also sparks creativity and teamwork.

4 💬 SuperMom Quotes

• "Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing." — Ricki Lake

• "A mother’s love endures through all." — Washington Irving

• "Mothers hold their children’s hands for a while, but their hearts forever." — Unknown

• "The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother." — St. Therese of Lisieux

7 ❓ Super Thought-Provoking Questions

1. How do you teach your children about the importance of family?

2. What’s your strategy for dealing with tantrums?

3. How do you make sure your kids eat healthy?

4. What’s your favorite way to unwind after the kids are asleep?

5. How do you encourage your children to be kind to others?

6. What’s a parenting mistake you learned a valuable lesson from?

7. How do you keep the spark alive in your relationship while raising kids?

SuperMOMs Simple Survey

HOW DO WE HIDE THIS? (Continued from issue 4)

Morning Sickness doesn’t just happen in the morning! At least not for me, for me it was morning, noon, and night so how am I going to hide this when we are having Thanksgiving with the extended family?

I always heard about morning sickness, but I never knew what it was. I am the oldest child of 8 pregnancies (4 living children) in my family so I “experienced” pregnancy through my own mom. It seemed like every summer my mom was pregnant, but I never saw her running to the bathroom or to a trash can to vomit. My mom was the happiest pregnant woman I knew.

I was the complete opposite except for vomiting. As a matter of fact, I sometimes prayed to be able to vomit thinking it would make me feel better, but guess what it made me feel worse. YUCK!

So how was I going to be able to hide our “situation” from the extended family was the big question.

We went to my husband’s aunt’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. There were grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends, including the newest addition to the family, a new infant that Aunt Kathy had taken in as a foster child. This little one was so adorable and the perfect way to stay away from the smells of dinner cooking.

I volunteered to entertain the little one in her playroom. We sat on the floor and played with her toys. We took a nap together and I even remember changing her diaper a few times. All while I was feeling the onset of ALL Day sickness! But able to hide it from the family.

Dinnertime was another story. My husband’s extended family is very festive and likes to toast all day and night during gatherings. When asked if I wanted some wine, I lied and said that I thought I had already had too much and asked for water.

Woo that was close because the smell of the food which was probably very delicious just like in years past was starting to make me feel sick. Cue the infant who was acting up because she was done being in her highchair.

“I am done eating now. I’ll take her to her playroom again.”

Of course, all the other moms in attendance wanted to spend time with the little one but, they all decided to take on kitchen duties or relax on the sofas instead.

Good for me because I needed to remove myself from the smells again.

I was getting tired so I asked my hubby if we could leave early because of our long drive home. He agreed because the football game wasn’t that good anyway. LOL

It was a tough day not being able to share our news, but we agreed that we wanted to avoid all the questions from the family about The Elephant in the Room.

Yes, the family knew I have MS, and they also knew that the one aunt by marriage wasn’t present at dinner because she was in an assisted living home due to her bout with a similar elephant after her pregnancy years before.

My MS is NOT her MS – I have what’s called RRMS (Relapsing/Remitting MS) where the aunt who wasn’t present has Chronic Progressive MS (CPMS). That’s a whole story all by itself that may be covered in future issues.

Now that we got past that time of holding our tongues and not sharing our news YET, what’s next?

Back to that in the next newsletter…

 Stay inspired, Super Moms!

Remember, you’re doing an amazing job,

one day at a time. 💪💖

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