Allaya Cooks-Campbell

Allaya Cooks-Campbell is a writer, yoga instructor, and born-and-bred New Yorker. Mother of a toddler and step-mommy to two teens, Allaya tries to raise her family with equal doses of optimism, discipline, and mostly age-appropriate humor. You can find more of her musings on motherhood on her site, babydroppings.com.

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