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Leesburg Attachment Parenting Meetup Group

July 16, 2008

If co-sleeping, baby wear­ing, cloth dia­per­ing (CD), extended nurs­ing, or gen­tle dis­ci­pline (GD) are terms that ring a bell for you, and you are in Loudoun County, then the Leesburg attach­ment par­ent­ing meetup group might be a good fit for you. This local group — the name says Leesburg, but there are mem­bers from all over […]

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Meetup.com

July 16, 2008

Meetup.com is a great resource. If you are new to moth­er­hood or just get­ting set­tled in a new neigh­bor­hood it is worth search­ing for groups in your area. Meetup is not just for moms… so if you are look­ing to con­nect with other aspects of your iden­tity you may even find a non-mommy group. If […]

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Considering a third? Have three already?

July 15, 2008

First, a note to friends and fam­ily: read noth­ing into this. Our life is full with two at the moment. We are still catch­ing up on years of sleep depri­va­tion. We are not preg­nant! Now that that’s over with… I have met a lot of beau­ti­ful three kid fam­i­lies lately. Awesome kids, stel­lar moms, great […]

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Green Posh Moms

June 10, 2008

The words green and posh seemed a bit con­tra­dic­tory to me at first, but then I thought about the city of San Francisco and a lit­tle (energy-efficient flu­o­re­sent) light went off in my head and I got it. Green Posh Moms is a forum being devel­oped by two sis­ters, one of whom lives right here in […]

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Translating online to real life

December 13, 2007

Someone for­warded me a link to “Online, Off Kilter” by Donna Eis, and I thought it was worth sharing. Enjoy!

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DC Metro Mommies

November 4, 2007

DC Metro Mommies This is a large (over 600 mem­bers) regional yahoo group. It is inclu­sive, and ready to wel­come all kinds of moms. With a group of this size you need to be ready for a high email vol­ume if you join. There are also smaller regional sub­groups for folks wish­ing to make in-person connections […]

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Loudoun County Mommies

October 26, 2007

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2007 Loudoun County Mommies does a pretty good job of bring­ing mem­ber rela­tion­ships out of cyber­space and into the real world. I love that the group makes an effort to include both stay at home and work out­side the home moms. In addi­tion to play­groups, moms nights out, and monthly break­fast and lunch […]

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MOMS Club of Leesburg

October 25, 2007

MOMS Club of Leesburg Leesburg has two chap­ters of the inter­na­tional orga­ni­za­tion MOMS (Moms Offering Moms Support). It is geared towards sup­port­ing stay at home moms by orga­niz­ing events and activ­i­ties, and the local clubs are run by vol­un­teers. I have been a mem­ber for almost two years, and found: par­tic­i­pa­tion in the online chat group […]

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NOVA Families for Natural Living

October 5, 2007

NOVA Families for Natural Living I won’t try to define nat­ural fam­ily liv­ing myself. The group’s descrip­tion on yahoo is as fol­lows: “Northern Virginia’s Families for Natural Living is an orga­ni­za­tion of like-minded fam­i­lies who joined together to sup­port each other in explor­ing nat­ural alter­na­tives for them­selves and their fam­i­lies. We offer sup­port and education […]

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