What was your journey to having the family life you have today?
I waited until I was in my early 30s to get married. I was in no rush. I also wasn t sure how comfortable I felt about having children. Now when I think about it, I was really afraid of becoming a parent. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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My fiancé at the time was really wonderful at assuring me that I would be a wonderful mom. I was nervous that I wouldn t be as successful at parenting as my own parents were, but I knew that was just the fear in me. Once I got married, my now-ex husband and I tried to conceive right away. Then about 18 months later, and unfortunately a miscarriage in between, my daughter Paige was born.
The controversial radio host of The Rush Limbaugh Show became an on-air sensation after going national in 1988, and has since had a major influence in shaping conservative ideals. Rush Limbaugh
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Most recently, he falsely and repeatedly said on his show the day after the 2021 inauguration that President Joe Biden did not win the election this after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol and left five people dead weeks prior. Democrats, Limbaugh falsely said, know that this is something that s been arranged rather than legitimately sought and won.
As his loyal fans, who call themselves Dittoheads, mourn the death of the radio giant, read on to revisit some of Limbaugh s most controversial quotes.
Family situation: I have been married to my wife Yvette for ten years and together we have four children: Theo, 8, Uriah, 6, Anaya, 3, and Uziah, 20 months. Until our daughter Anaya was born, I was a full-time stay-at-home dad. As our business grew, this changed and my wife became the stay-at-home parent. Now, with multiple ventures between the two of us, we have recently employed nannies to help us but remain largely involved.
Parenting philosophy in a sentence: Be present and let your presence be a gift. How I Parent
What was your journey to having the family life you have today?
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The likelihood that a woman can die during childbirth is still alarmingly high in the United States.
The maternity mortality rate in the U.S. is the highest among developed countries, and Black women are 2.5 times more likely to die from complications of pregnancy or childbirth than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Despite research that s found that 60 percent of all maternal deaths are preventable, a total of 658 women died of maternal causes in 2018. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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