Expecting Mom

Have you ever wonder what it felt like to be an expecting mom? An expecting mom goes through different mood changes like being completely okay one moment and then next you know she is getting irriating by something really fast. She also has all these different cravings for food. She might even crave for something out of the ordinary. She might even crave for the same food over and over and not ever get tired of it. An expecting mom really has to watch out for her health because what ever she does can affect her baby. If she doesn't take good care of herself, then it could affect her and her unborn child.

Sudden mood changes is one effect that comes along with being pregnant. Her hormone is constantly changing which triggers her to have these different mood swings. As for me, I am expecting my second child and I can pretty admit that I have mood swings. When I am trying to study and someone bugs me or the environment that I am in is too loud I get irriated and annoyed really fast. That is probably because I am tired and stressed out from studying. Can tell that the hormones are triggering my mood changes? Although an expecting mom should not be angry, sad, or upset all the time because she could be suffering from depression. If she is depressed during her pregnancy it could harm her baby and risk her losing her baby from not being healthy. If she is depressed she should tell her doctor so that they could treat her or even give her medication.

Cravings for all sort of foods is normal for an expecting mom. She can't explain why she is craving for a certain food because it is just part of her pregnancy. She might crave for foods that she hasn't had in a really long time and go out her way just to get those food that she wants. She might even crave for a lot of junk food such as cakes, cookies, and sodas. These are the foods that she should try to avoid as much as possible because it is not healthy for her. She might even crave for something that she doesn't like. For example a pregnant woman might hate peanut butter and jelly sandwich before she was pregnant, then all of a sudden just craves for it and it becomes her favorite snack to eat while being pregnant. She might even go back to hating it after the baby is born. That is just part of her pregnancy symptoms that she goes through.

Eatting healthy and staying healthy is a very important factor for an expecting mom. If she doesn't eat the right nutritions that she needs then it is affecting her baby because her child is not getting the right source of nutritions that he needs. She should definitely not smoke, drink alcohol, or do any drugs while she is pregnant because it can really harm her baby. If she smokes, her baby could be born premature and even have breathing problems. She should not do drugs because her child can become dependant on the drugs that she is using. If she does drugs such as smoking crystal meth throughout her whole pregnancy, and when her baby is born he would most likely want the drug too right after coming out of her womb. He has become so dependant on the drug that he craves and need it. So be healthy and staying healthy is very important. Expecting moms goes through all sort of different things and changes. This is some ideas of what she goes through.

Torture Memo Respond

Are the intense interrogation techniques that the United States uses, a form of torture that C.I.A agents should continue to use as an effective tool? I believe that these interrogation techniques such as water boarding, cramping, and walling is a form of torture because is used to make a person feel all distorted just to get information from him. Torture (www.dictionary.com) is the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty, and waterboarding (“www.wikipedia.org/wiki/waterboarding”) is a form of torture. I don't believe that these tools are effective because when it is used on a person to get information from him, he isn't giving the correct information because he is not thinking clearly. He might also give false information to the C.I.A agents so that they would stop torturing him. If a person is still not giving information at all then the techniques that the agent is using is not effective because no matter what the agent does towards him he still won’t speak.

I believe that interrogation such as walling and water boarding is still a form of torture because it can still do harm to a person physically and mentally. Walling consists of slamming a person against a wall to get him to talk. I think this form of technique is only hurting him. Walling doesn’t get a person anywhere or any information. I think water boarding is still torture because it makes a person believe that he is drowning. This technique makes him feel like he can’t believe and is suffocating even when he isn’t really drowning it stills feel that way. These techniques use still causes pain to a person, so therefore I do believe it is torture.

I don’t believe that the interrogation techniques that the C.I.A agents use are an effective tool because like I mentioned above it could cause a person to give false information. It could also cause a person to tell lies just so C.I.A agents would get an answer from him. I think the techniques that they use only puts fear into a person’s mind, causing him to think differently than he normally would. I think that the United States should find a different solution and method to use when interrogating a person, one which doesn’t feel like torture.

Single Moms

According to "", there are about 10.4 million single moms since the year 2006. Being a single mom is really hard because she has to do everything on her own such as working, taking care of her children, and providing for them. For a single mom it can get really frustrating and stressful at time because there is no one else there to help her with her kids. She also doesn't have any one to support her. Most single moms would probably have to find some assistance to help her out with housing and paying her bills. Even if she have a job she might not make enough money to provide for her kids and pay all the utilities at the same time. She might seek help from the county, where they offer a bunch of different benefit programs such as food stamps, child care, health care, and filing for child support.

A single mom most likely don't have much time to her or have time to relax because she is probably constantly around her kids and satisfying their needs and not her own. Taking time away from her kids or just a couple of hour will help her relieve some stress and relax a bit. She should ask her children's grandparents if they can watch her kids for an hour or so, so that she would have some free time to her self.
A single mom that has been single for a great amount of time should go out and mingle. She might find other single moms which would be a great thing because they can share their experience with each and get more advices and tips on being a single mom. She might even meet a single dad or find love once again. Find someone that might help her out as partner in parenting.

A single mom probably work twice as hard and she probably sets a higher goal for herself because she wants to give her children the best things in life that she can offer them. She works twice as hard as a mom because she doesn't want her kids to go through what she had gone through. I think single moms are the strongest women because of the hardship that they have to go through just to survive as a single mom.

Stay at Home Moms

There is nothing wrong with being a stay at home mom. Although some people do judge moms that stay at home by saying that they are lazy and don't want to do anything. She might even feel guilty when people judge her for being a stay at home mother. There are plenty of different reasons why some moms choose to be a stay at home mom, people just don't see it from her point of view, but from their own. I don't think there is anything wrong with a mom who chooses to stay home and be with her child.

Some people might call stay at home moms lazy. A working mom might judge a stay at home mom and wonder why she does not work, when she has to support her kids. Like I mentioned above judging a stay at home mom might make her feel guilty over something she don't have to be guilty about. It's okay to be a stay at home mom without the judgments of others. It shouldn't matter what others think. Some people might think its wrong or judge a stay at home mom because they can't be at home with their own kids. They might be missing out on their own child. Others might hate the fact that they have to work while she doesn't have to work.

A mom probably have several difference reason why she chooses to stay at home with her son. She might stay at home with her son because he is too young and she can't let go of him just yet. She might even just be waiting until he reaches a school age, where she is sure that he can take care of himself and be away from her for a few hours. A mom might stay home to take care of her child because he is still too attached to her and can't let her go. She might even choose to stay home because it is something her and her husband agreed on. It is also hard to trust someone else to watch over your child while you are gone because you don't know what a person can do to your child. As for me I am very caution about who babysits my child because I don't know if they feed him when he needs to be fed or if they are paying attention to him at all. He is 3 years old and I still get worried about who he stays with and still can't let go that he is now growing up. I still rush home from school just to come and take care of him even if when I know that he is in good hands. There are several reason I could come up with and it is what I feel. I think a person shouldn't change a stay at home mom because she chooses to be one for a reason.

The Teenage Mom

It's already hard to be a mom, but can you image how hard it is to be a teenage mom? A teenage mom might be overwhelmed and scared. She doesn't know anything about taking care of a child when she is not a full adult herself. She would have to balance out taking care of her child, being a student in high school, and find the time to herself or with friends. That is not an easy task to do because she probably has a lot of things going on for her. She probably won't even have much time for herself or for her friends, which will probably cause her to stress out because she can't relieve any stress or have anything free time.

Being a first time mom especially, a first time teenage mom can be quite scary. She might be afraid because she does not know much about raising a child. A newborn constantly cries for everything he needs, such as formula, a diaper change, or just wanting to be held. If her child does not stop crying, it might even scare her more because she can't seem to figure out what is the cause of his cry. She might even freak out when her son gets sick with a fever and rush him into the emergency room because that is all that she can think of. She wouldn't think to give him tylenol to bring it his fever down because she wouldn't know. Most likely the doctors will give her directions and prescribe him tylenol or some kind of medicine for his fever.

It can be very stressful for a teenage mom because she probably has to balance her work in being a full-time high school and a full-time mom. It is hard to find the time to study or do homework and work around a baby's schedule. A baby can be up one moment and asleep the next. He can be crying and wants to be held; he can also be fine one moment. It's also hard when she needs a friend to vent to and she doesn't have time for friends because she is too busy taking care of her baby. This can probably cause her to be depress and moody. So you see it's not easy to be a mom, but it's even harder if you're a teenage mom.

Moms Attending School

It's already hard enough to be a mom, but it is even more harder when a mom is a student. It is hard to put time aside to study when you have children especially when the children are always around you. There is no quiet time for a mom to focus and concentrate on her studies. A mom is probably frequently interrupted while she is studying or has to stop studying just to take care of her kids. It also make things hard for a mom when she has to find someone to watch over the children while she is in school. Even when finding a baby sitter she still has to pay them to watch the kids. Some mothers also don't like the fact of leaving their children. With the expenses of kids, going to school makes it even more expensive for moms. She will have to pay for things such books and tuition fees, which she will be spending even more money.
For me, finding the time to study is very hard and it gets very frustrating when I can't focus on my studies, especially when I know that I have a test or quiz the next day. From my experience, my son is always bugging me and wanting things every time i do try to study. The best time a mom probably has to study is early in the morning or really late at night, which is during the time that the children are sleeping. Another time a mom could probably study if she has kids that are in school, but it might be a problem if she is also working. Moms that are students have to find a schedule that works for her, but it is not easy.

Changes

When a person becomes a mom she goes through all these different changes. A change that she could go through could be something physically. She might change the way she dresses because dressing a certain way might be inappropiate when a person is a mom. If a mom goes out with her child in a really short dress that is too revealing, people might look at her and judge her in a bad way. Her body would probably also change. She might not have as much energy as she did before she had a child. Another change that a mom goes through is the way she thinks. A mom always have to think twice about everything and whether or not it is the best interest for her child. For example, if a young mom that is her twenty's is invited to go out to a club or bar she would probably not go because she would rather stay home to take care of her child. If she wasn't a mom then she would probably end up going. A mom has to think about how she wants her to raise her child and what she wants the child to grow up to be like. The big changes that a mom go through is the different stages of age that the child becomes, like from an infant to a toddler, or from a big kid to a teenager. Each stage the child is constantly changing because they are learning new things and so is the mom. Mom has to learn to discipline differently at every stages of age the child goes through.
It is not a easy change when a mom goes through the changes of the different age steps. When a child is an infant, their always changing in that stage. Mom have to deal with the constant change of the infant's sleeping pattern because an infant doesn't always sleep in the same patterns during the first twelve months of birth. She also has to go the changes of the infant's eatting patterns. An infant only drinks formula for the first six months and after that the infant will start eatting solid foods. When a child becomes a toddler they go through all these emotions and that is when they learn how to talk and walk and become more active.

Budgeting

People don't know how expensive kids are until they have one of their own. Moms of course, do know how expensive kids can be. A mom would have to learn how to budget her money and she becomes her own accountant. When it comes to buying things, a mom would have to budget her money and use it wisely. She can budget her money by buying things that she only needs. When she buys things that are not necessary she might be spending money that she might need later on. Another way a mom might budget her money is buying generic brand items or store name items. Purchasing generic brand products are usually cheaper than labeled brand products. People can even save from a couple of cents to a couple of dollars when they buy generic products. When it comes to shopping, moms really have to budget her money to save that few extra dollars and strength out her money.

Budgeting money is what every mom should learn to do because it will help her save a whole lot of money. It would also help her realize what to buy such knowing the difference between something she wants and something she needs. She will learn buy the things she really needs compared to the those luxury things she wants. It would be really helpful too when it comes to paying her utilities and rent. In the end if a mom budgets her money well and wisely, she will probably have enough money to buy some nice for her self or something that she wants. She might even just save enough money to take her kids out.

Disciplining A Child

When kids aren't behaving, moms have to learn how to discipline them. Disciplining a child is a hard thing to do. A mom has to set rules for the kids to follow to let them know that there are consequences when these rules are broken. A way a mom could discipline her child is by taking away some of the child's privileges. For example, when a teenager breaks their curfew, a mom could discipline the teenager by grounding the teen for a couple of weeks. She can also take away their allowances. By doing this the teenager will learn that they have to gain their mom's trust again and that they have to earn it back. It will probably also prevent them from doing it again. Another example is, if a child hasn't been listening at all, and then asked if they can have a snack; a mom can tell the child no. This will teach the child they don't deserve any snacks because of their behavior. Another way you could discipline a child is by putting them on time out. When a child acts out, a mom can put their child on time out by letting the child sit quietly on a chair, in a corner, and not letting them doing anything. Putting a child on time out will let the child calm down and help them realize why they are put on time out in the first place. A way a mom should not discipline her child is by the form of abuse. When you hit a child it does not teach them anything. Hitting a child only hurts the child and the child wouldn't learn or see what they are doing wrong or even know that they are being punished for something they did. Taking a kids privileges away because of their behavior will teach them that their mom is only trying to discipline them when they are doing something wrong. She does this by taking away their rights when they are not behaving. She is also teaching them that there are rules to be followed. When my son starts to cry because he want something that he can't have, I take him into the room with me and make him lay down in bed with me. I would tell him that there is no reason to cry and that because he is crying, he can't go outside and play until he learns how to not cry for things just because he wants it. He would cry for at least fifteen minutes until he realizes that it does nothing. When he stops, he asks me if he can go play and I would tell him no because of the way he was behaving. Taking away his playtime he won't be able to do anything, but just lay there in bed with me. I also take away the television time and his toys from. This teaches him that it’s a privilege and that he has to learn how to earn it back. There are plenty of ways a mom could discipline her child, but disciplining a child is not an easy job.

A Friend

One of the best thing about being a mom is, you are also a friend. You get to build a friendship with your kids. They play with you and laugh at jokes with you. They listen to you and you would also listen to them. While growing up kids tells their moms all their secrets, even if it just a little one. I think a mom is a child's closest friend because mothers knows their kids better than anyone else. Right now my son is at the age where he is starting to know the meaning of friendship and what having friends is like. He is always telling me things like, mommy you are my friend and my buddy. When I ask him why I am his friend, he would say because I play with him and listen to him talk. As of right now I am probably his best friend because he is only 3 years old and I am the person who he is around the most. A mom can be supportive of her kids in the same way a friend supports a friend. Showing support could come in different ways, such as going to a friend's football game. When you attend their games, you are there cheering for them and is there to support them whether they win or lose. When someone is sad or need a shoulder to cry on, they always have a friend that they can count on to go to. Some times a child need their mom to be a friend rather than a mom. Moms would just have to figure out which part they have to play depending on the situation they are in. A mom does all the things that a friend could do and probably even more.

A Teacher

When you are a mom, you are also a teacher. A mom is like a teacher because she has to teach her kids all sort of things while they are growing up. Some things that a mom might teach her kids is how to tie their shoes or how to use eating utensils. Children learns things from their mom the same way they would from a school teacher. Moms also teaches their kids how to count and help them learn the alphabets to prepare them for school. Moms teaches their kids to prepare for things that they are unaware of, like helping you learn how big the world is. She teaches you your cultural backgrounds helping you find your identity and knowing who you are and from you are from. At a young age a child would not learn as much thing if their moms were not there to teach them.

A Caretaker

When you are a mom, you also have the job as caretaker . The reason why i said a mom is a caretaker is because you automatically take the responsibilities for all the duties you perform. Some of these duties includes: taking care of the children when they are sick by giving them the right amount of dosage for medicines or taking them to the doctors. A caretaker has different meanings to it depending on how you use the term, but one meaning for it is that you are a person who takes care of another person. The people that you take care of is your children. What a mom does to take care of her kids is, preparing meals for them and keeping them clean by bathing them. A mom also dresses her kids and takes them shopping. Another meaning to the term caretaker is, a person who is in charged of maintenance of a building. That also applies to a mom because she takes care of the home by keeping it neat and clean. She picks after the kids and cleans up their messes. She also makes sure everything is child safety. So being a mom could a caretaker in many ways just by the duties that she performs.

Being a Mom Introduction

Do you know what the roles of being a mom are? When you are a mom you have to play all these different roles, like being a caretaker or a teacher. You are a caretaker because you have to always be there for your children needs, such as cooking to feed them and cleaning up after them. You have to give them medicines or take them to the doctor whenever they are sick. Moms have to keep children immunizations up to date because it keeps the kids from getting disease such as chicken pox and hepatitis. A mom is teacher because they have to teach their kids how to interact with others, how to behavior, and be obedience. A mom will always be constantly teaching new things. Moms are also constantly going through different changes like aging of the kids and their different attitudes. At different ages children starts to act different and their attitudes changes, whether they are in their terrible 2's or their teenage years. Before I became a mom myself, I was more of the party type of girl. I was always partying, clubbing, staying out late, and hanging out with friends because it was fun. I now have a three year old son, and I think I am a more responsible person than I was before because every thing I do is more for my son and not for me. I only go out on occasions because I rather stay at home and being a mother to my son. My whole personality has also change and so has my language because I have to watch what I say around my son because he picks up on the words so fast. I'm always teaching him things like how to speak two languages. I speak in english and repeat the words again in cambodian. I just also taught him how to spell his name, dad, and mom, then rewarded him for spelling it right. I know that at my teenage years it was hard for my mom to try and talk to me and deal with me because I always did the opposite of what she didn't want and I started to not listen to her as much anymore. So being a mom isn't so easy, you have so many tasks to do as a mom. I think being a mom is a full-time job and a very hard one too.