By Holly Mthethwa Why Feminists Need to Stop Calling Daddy-Daughter Dates Perverse and Damaging
The first thing you need to know about me is that I believe women are incredibly strong, capable, and beautiful.…
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Holly Mthethwa
When it feels like all you’re doing is fighting—for health, happiness, or hope
Sometimes, we’re sick. We’re physically sick, emotionally sick, or plain sick and tired of the same issues, the same drama,…
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This is What Happens When a Mom Gets a Hair Cut
First of all, when a mom makes a hair appointment—it’s a big deal. BIG DEAL. She might act nonchalant about…
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What I Learned from the South African Man Who Ate From My Trash Bin
It was the evening before trash day in August of 2011, and I had just moved to Johannesburg, South Africa…
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Mommy, Will You Play With Me?
I stood in the kitchen, scrolling through my phone with one hand one last time before I got busy tidying…
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When My One-Year-Old’s Wooden Block Fell Out of My Bra
It was nearing my toddler’s bedtime. I reached up with my half-limp hand and flipped the light switch on as…
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The Year Without a Christmas Tree
Empty Spaces Marked Once-Filled Places Nearly two years ago, my husband, Oscar, pleaded that our Christmas tree linger a little…
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Are You Trying to Live Up to Someone Else’s Standards?
Do you carry guilt about the things you’re not doing that you should be or about the things you are…
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What I Want to Say to My Husband in Man Lingo!
You are a rock star. Sometimes, a simple compliment about how awesome you are is all you need. You are…
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A Father’s Whisper About Calling a Father
It was Bill Hybels book The Power of a Whisper that got me thinking about God-whispers—these whispers into our soul-ears…
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Seasoned Mama, Do You Remember Your New Mama Heart? Did You Feel Like Me?
When Baby Animals Die—I Cry! My tired, new mama self crumpled into bed next to my hubby one night when…
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An Uninvited Observer, He Didn’t Know I Was Watching
It's funny what you see when no one knows you're watching. Almost as if, because no one knows you're watching,…
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