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QUESTION How can I stop feeling guilty and resist the temptation to be “Superwoman”? I’m a working mother with a preschooler and a
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Helping Families Thrive

QUESTION How can I stop feeling guilty and resist the temptation to be “Superwoman”? I’m a working mother with a preschooler and a

by Angela Thomas Guffey Supermom of the highest order. That’s what most of the woman’s friends called her. The queen of containers, laminated
Steve found a glowing cube-like orb. (Yeah, I know cubes and orbs are totally different. But it was what it was.)
This orb opened a portal to a strange, blocky place where Steve could dig, roam, and build to his heart’s content. He called it the Overworld. It was also a place where monsters appeared at night (which happens like every 20 minutes or so).
Steve loved it all.
He loved it, that is, until he accidentally built a gateway (as you do) to the Nether.
This dark place is ruled by an evil Piglin Mage named Queen Malgosha. She loathes creativity . . .
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