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Mommy Can Run

By Laura Lohr

Motherhood is a life-changing event. And I wouldn’t trade it for anything. But there is also no denying that you simply can’t call in sick for motherhood. Our little (or not so little) people depend on us every day. Regardless of how busy, or ill or injured we might be, a mother’s needs often take a back seat to the needs of those we love.
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Open Dialogue in Missoula regarding U of M alleged sexual assaults

YWCA Missoula will provide a forum for women to dialogue about the recent alleged sexual assaults on the University of Montana campus on Wednesday, Feb. 1. The forum is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. at 1130 W. Broadway.

“This dialogue will be different than recent community discussions because it will be for women,” said Cindy Weese, YWCA executive director. “Instead of focusing on the University, police officers, or alleged perpetrators, this discussion will create a safe space for women to speak about their experiences and concerns.”
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savagemama: What the frost?

By Jennifer Savage


It usually takes until the end of January for the Montana winter to freeze my Southern soul. And, well, here we are. This is usually when I start threatening to move, to fly south for the rest of the winter. I start thinking it must be nice in New Mexico this time of year and I tell Seth, over and over again, that’s where I’m headed.

We saw an old friend this weekend who now lives in Texas.
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it’s all mine. all mine

By Jennifer Linney

Yesterday, fatigue sneaked up on me. I felt like I used to feel during those 4 am nursings when Connor was wide awake and Ready to Get This Day Started! and I struggled to keep my spinning, twirling, so-desperate-for-sleep eyes open.

I considered brewing a cup of coffee, but the thought of slipping into the syrupy goodness of a nap trumped that cup of get-up-and-go.
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Den Chronicles: Foothold

By Jennifer Slayden

I can’t!

I don’t want to hear about it.

It’s not FAIR!

You might think by the sounds of it that one of my teenagers was having a teen-y tantrum.  Or that someone needed the “naughty spot” to sit and cool off.

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