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✨She Had A Fairy Good Birthday...

Hey, Beatrice here

With a repost due to some technical issues we had Monday. All good though because I get to do a fleshed out post for my baby girl! If you saw some of this Monday, no you didn't 😂.

My muneca has always been into nature and fairies. Something I didn't realize I had convictions about until she came along. It wasn't something I was against, per say, but I remember when she would initially ask about fairies, I had to come up with something on the fly... It just wasn't something I was raised to believe in. She was maybe three years old, asking if she could be a fairy and be "magic". She loves picking flowers, loves animals and some critters (don't let her even see a spider of dragonfly, she'll be running for her life), and has a little green thumb already. It's over if this girl sees a mushroom and it's prompted me to get so many books to help us identify what's safe vs what's not!

All of these things we encouraged but when fairies and magic started making their rounds again, I realized we had to have a sit down conversation about what we believed and would "allow" in our home. My husband and I are very devout Christians and are raising our children the same. Yet, we know we're raising them in a world with varying beliefs and always want them to be accepting/accepted. With that said, we also never participate in secular holidays and encourage our children to believe Santa is make believe without totally stripping them of participating when he's brought up and decided we'd take the same stance with fairies. So when Zoe asked for a fairy birthday, we went with it! Explaining of course that though fairies aren't real, it is fun to pretend and she accepted that explanation right away. We want our kids to have a fun childhood, where they're able to celebrate and join in on fun with their peers, while also instilling our beliefs as well.

Her day was still filled with magic and fairy dust (there's still glitter everywhere)! She got up the morning after to cuddle me and told me it was the best birthday ever. She didn't have many requests for the day and yet it was still perfect to her. Meanwhile, I nearly had a breakdown trying to achieve the best shade of green for the lemonade I was making so it would look like pond water. All in all, she enjoyed her day and had a fantastic time celebrating with her friends and family. She's such a light in this world and the hassle of trying to make everything "perfect" seemed to pay off. I've really lucked out with this little fairy and it's such a blessing to be the one she calls Mami.

And even though we gave her the ability to stay up as late as she wanted, she out partied herself and was out only 30 minutes past her usual bedtime. She was dead weight in my husband's arms by 9:00pm and he eventually went to lay her down. If that's not the definition of a good day, I don't know what is.

If you made it to then end, you're a real one! I want to personally thank you and give my appreciation. We have a few posts pushed back because of the formatting issue with this one but I hope that's something to look forward to!

Does your family have any birthday traditions/rituals?

Yes! We have several and will leave them in the comments.

No, birthdays are just regular days for us.

Voting ended onJun 6, 2025

Our answer is yes! We have a special birthday breakfast, whatever goes that morning, and a one on one outing so that the birthday person feels extra loved. We also do a small birthday cake the day of their actual birthday, if the party is on the weekend!

Until next time, Beatrice

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11.21.2025

Hey Sanctuary,

Beatrice here with our Friday post and last of the birthdays for the next few weeks! I feel as though there were so many birthdays since the start of October, which was a blur, but now that the next one won't be for a few weeks I'm going to miss all the cake and décor around the house. Our fellow moms have been experiencing some flow issues, exhausted by their own realities, so I've seemingly been reinstated as the primary blogger and will switch between posting twice a week (every Tuesday and Friday) or once a week (every Friday) depending on how much time I have myself. Having my children has been the highlight of my life. Those of us with hard childhoods understand more than anyone, I'm sure, because we're having to heal and parent all in one. To have my children's birthday party (last week) usurped by a jealous, conniving blood relative filled me with a rage I haven't experienced in a few years. I didn't get to address it then, because my focus was my children but since I know you I'm still on your mind, I'll address it here.

You'll never be me. You're dead to me and my family. You'll never speak to us again. I wish you nothing but the worse in this life. May your child who you decided to name after my dead baby, never connect with you. May you end up destitute and far removed from every comfort you think you have now.

And I say that with the upmost disrespect. Every day will be hell for you, and that at least makes me happy 😊

Happy Friday Sanctuary! Until next time, Beatrice R.

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11.11.2020 - 11.11.2025

I don't even know how to put into words how unexplainable it is to look back and realize five years have just zipped by. My baby boy being five, when I swear I was just in labor, has made me extremely emotional and inexcusably permissive today --he's on his fifth cupcake but who cares! There was a time when he wouldn't even touch a cupcake so I'm counting it as a win on all fronts. My precious baby is really five today and per his request, we'll all be astronauts (and mermaids, his sister is turning 8 in two days 😭) on Saturday for their party. This time five years ago, I was on hands and knees begging God for help through labor. My other babies (just 1 and 3 at the time) incredibly concerned that their mommy was unresponsive and quite feral. I had sworn that he was going to share a birthday with his big sister but he decided that he wanted his own full day, which I'm genuinely happy that is the case because they both deserve to be celebrated! Ugh, I can't help but be transported back in time, and reminisce on those sweet, slow days with my three musketeers.

👩🏾‍🚀Solomon Emmanuel🌍,

Watching you grow has been the highlight of my year. From learning to tie your shoes to overcoming some major difficulties -- handling stress like you've been alive for 80 years! You're my favorite five year old in the whole world and I love everything that makes you, you. May this fifth year be ever so special and fun for you baby boy.

Gotta blast his rocket ship is getting ready to take off! Until next time,

Beatrice R.

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Thirty two years ago, yesterday, an angel was born...

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Without further ado, I'd like to introduce the new team behind Mama Sanctuary.

You heard that right there's a team of us! The goal is to provide continuous content without skipping a beat.

The Taylor's - A family of three with two baby girls joining soon!

Vea (aged 30) and Femi (aged 28) Taylor are a two-mom household who are single-handedly restoring my faith in humanity. They currently are a part of the ultra crunchy movement (their words not mine) with the hopes to re-inspire natural ways of living amongst the masses. As parents, their philosophy on child-rearing includes connection, grounding, and an abundance of love. Their son, Kalel (aged 4), is their pride and joy! The two are expecting two daughters in early February. These fellow Michigan moms are into volunteering with the youth, advocating, sheltering, and providing stability as prominent community members. In the year that I've known them, I've been truly inspired to get out and create a community here.

The Amoros'- A newly established family of 3!

Andrea (aged not allowed to say) and Naomi (aged 31) are in a new two-mom home with a precious little one year old (Havana) on their heels! For those who are newer to this space, Andrea is my older sister(pictured above with her arm raised, holding her bouquet!). She and Naomi are new moms navigating and embracing the joys of raising a first-generation American. This pair also resides in our lovely state of Michigan... though I have a feeling I'll be seeing them off to the East Coast soon. They also happen to be a happy balance between myself and the Taylors, often opting for a "ce la vie" mindset regarding the constant hot topics within the parenting community making Havana a happy-go-lucky baby!

We have one exciting add-on that will be posted separately in the coming week. Our goal here at Mama Sanctuary is to inspire and commune regardless of our differences in parenting. We hope to connect with everyone here and ultimately help raise confident, smart, and empathetic humans. If that's a goal of yours, feel free to make yourself right at home!

Our posting style will account for the busy seasons we all seem to be in. Every Friday, you can expect a post from either myself (Beatrice, The Ruiz's), The Taylors, The Amoros' or our soon to be revealed (and final addition for now) family. We'll individually be writing and commenting so make sure if you have questions for a specific family that you note that.

Until next time,

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Pride Month From Your Favorite Lesbian Mothers...

Hello Sanctuary. Today we bring to you a collaborative post from the happiest set of lesbians in the Midwest; The Aurera's and The Taylor's! Everyone has been enjoying the summer heat (at least that's what we're telling ourselves) and the Mama Sanctuary team has been super busy coordinating some very exciting collaborations. As the saying goes, time flies when you're having fun and we're all a bit confused about how quickly June is ending. Before it ends, we wanted to take the time to commune with our fellow LGBTQIA+ parents and what better way to do that than sharing our love stories!

Our Love Story: The Aurera's --Naomi's POV🍊

As many of you may remember, Andrea and I were married earlier this year after spending a year in a long distance-ish relationship. The first time we met was in my college years and was introduced as the best friend to her "annoying" little sister. To say that I had a crush would be an understatement but she didn't pay me any mind. I was just her baby sister's friend and eventually became hers. The years went on and we both found ourselves in relationships, unhappily attached to energy sucking people. At that point, I looked at her more as a friend, and would've never crossed that line. Fast forward to the summer of 2023, and I found myself single for a prolonged time (your girl was SO touch starved). Andrea, however, was in a sham marriage that she committed to in order to get her family off her back. As a fellow eldest daughter, I understood. I hadn't seen her for years by that point and our first time being in the same space was her baby shower. I found myself providing her comfort, after her immature POS stormed off because he hates accountability. We didn't kiss (or maybe we did who knows 🤷🏾‍♀️) and that started what would become the messiest year of my life to date.

I've always lived my life as a lesbian, and knew early on that I wasn't interested in men. I was raised by my father, an old Jamaican man, who got a lot of things wrong except loving his kids regardless of who they are. That's probably linked to my my mom passing. Dre had the exact opposite experience and didn't come to terms with her reality until, well, now. We've spent the year primarily focused on our relationship but also on helping her learn what pride means for her🌈. She went to her very first parade last year despite my nervousness and has fully embraced what it means to be in a loving Sapphic relationship. Despite the harassment and emboldening of bigots by the current "administration" we still attended our city's Pride events this year and had a wonderful time. Being supported by our friends and the best sister anyone could ask for (love you Bea😚) has made our transition to married life, nearly seamless.

Our Love Story: The Taylor's --Vea's POV🍄

Let me set the scene, it's 2012 and it's my senior year, at a decent sized high school in Michigan. My friends and I are terrorizing the halls and we come across two girls, giving each other lovey eyes in the bathroom. I thought to myself "Ooh she's super cute!" and I found it hard to look away. My uncouth and self-hating friends (4 out 7 of us now identify as apart of the LGBTQIA+) made barfing noises which split the two girls apart almost instantly. I, on the other hand, make direct contact with Femi and give her a smile. I have beautiful teeth, I thought it would work. She became abashed and quickly left the bathroom with her little friend. I spent weeks thinking about her and started asking around only to find out she was known for having little rendezvous in the girls bathroom. And so, we had a little rendezvous in the girls bathroom 😏. She wasn't interested in taking it further but to say I became obsessed would be an understatement! Fast forward to 2015 and we somehow get invited to the same singles party thrown by one of our closest friend's. It had been three years since I last seen her and I was taken aback that she became even more perfect. I vowed, and was dared, to get her number and made it my mission to interject myself into any conversation she was having, which probably came off a little weird, but it worked and with her number in hand I skipped off into the sunset; already planning for us to be married. Skip forward a few weeks (yes I said weeks, we're lesbians) and we decided being apart was no longer an option. We married in 2017 and welcomed our sweet baby boy in June 2021. Our love has expanded to include two more sweet little souls this year and now our family feels so complete. We felt compelled, in the light of this stupid country squandering rights left and right, to outwardly and proudly proclaim our unwavering love for ALL PEOPLE regardless of sexual orientation, gender, race, ethnicity, legal status and/or disabilities. As lesbian moms, our goal is to make this world better for the tiny humans we brought into this world and that starts with being loud and proud about who we are.

At Mama Sanctuary we support everyone. Do you?

Yes, absolutely and always will!

No, I'm a loser and a bigot. Gonna unfollow right now and cry to my mommy.

Voting ended onJun 30, 2025

This week, we'll be having two blogs so make sure you check back on Friday between 12:30pm-2:30pm for more content. Until next time, Naomi and Vea