I made $22,500 and $30,000 being a surrogate twice. I had easy pregnancies and loved helping others start a family.

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Heather Wilkinson said at first she thought surrogacy sounded crazy before deciding to do it twice.

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I retrained as a plumber after being laid off from my media job and becoming a mom. I love the flexibility.

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Photos of a British woman who decided to retrain as a plumber after she had her child
R.J. Fenton, 40, opted to reskill as a plumber after she became a single mom during the pandemic.

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My parents attended Big Ten universities, but I chose a smaller, lesser-known one. They often chastised me for that choice.

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The author didn't attend her father's alma mater, Purdue. She went to Ball State instead.

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I married Jason Kelce. Fame changed how I parent but I refuse to let it affect my marriage.

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I used to rely on grocery delivery services to save time. Now, I shop with my kids — they love it, and I save money.

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Elliott Harrell's kids at the grocery store, in a cart and grabbing ketchup from a shelf.
Elliott Harrell now shops with her kids in a grocery store instead of using grocery delivery services.

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When my kids were little, I wrote short snippets capturing our daily lives. Now they're teens, and this window into our past is priceless.

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The author wrote short memories in a book for her two kids

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My husband and I used a 'Cinderella' rule to limit our kids' screen time. We don't regret it.

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In the Estrada household, the internet disappeared at midnight.

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Summer as a divorced parent goes too fast. I much prefer the school year when I see my kids more.

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The author shares how summer goes too quickly as a divorced parent

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A mom in Sweden took 21 months off when her kids were born, and her partner took 15. Sharing parental leave changed their expectations of each other.

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Nicola Lindgren, her husband and their two kids.
"Having my husband take a good chunk of parental leave made me feel like we got to walk a mile in each other's shoes," Lindgren said.

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Children with high BMIs should not use obesity medications like WeGovy, US doctors warn

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Wegovy injection pens.

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