By Anastasia Smothers Daddy Always Comes Back
My husband pulled his socks on, only to look up to find our 2-year-old son dragging his boots across the…
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Anastasia Smothers
We Must Have Faith in Our Kids
Parenting is hard. Whether you’re a single parent, working parent, stay-at-home parent—it’s hard. There is no wrong way or right…
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I Married the Man of My Dreams
Every little girl goes through stages of dreaming of Prince Charming. She fantasizes about the person she is going to…
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This is the Last Time I’ll Carry a Baby in My Womb
As I reach the final days of my pregnancy, I realize that this is more than that. This is closing…
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Dear Husband, if I Don’t Make it Home
Dear husband, Cesarean sections are a scary thing and I have this feeling that something is going to happen and…
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I Am Beautiful and I Am Enough
It is difficult, to say the least, to look at myself in the mirror and think positively about what is…
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I Needed My Husband While I Was Recovering From Childbirth
Mamas, recovering from childbirth is hard. So hard. You know and I know that your significant other is essential to…
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Follow Your Heart But Take Your Brain With You: 20 Rules For Healthy Teen Dating
Dear daughter, I’m writing this far in advance of the day you will start dating, but I’m preparing myself for…
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Hey Husbands, Here’s What Your Wives Really Want on Their Birthdays
Dear Husband, Every year, without fail, I wrack my brain trying to come up with a reasonable answer for you…
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Dear Kids, I’m Going to Miss Some of Your Games…but It’s Not Because I Don’t Want to Be There
When I was involved in extracurricular activities, I would often look in the crowd for my parents and find that…
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Don’t Take it Personally if I Don’t Bring the Kids Over to Visit
I’m often told that I need to bring the kids by more often, that so-and-so wants to spend some time…
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We Just Couldn’t Move Our Kids Away From Their Grandparents
We were going to move. I was ready for a change. We talked about it, my husband and me, about…
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