By Her View From Home I Hope She Knows I Did All This for Her
“Yay, Mommy is done with homework! Can you play with me now?” My heart sank, and I felt a sharp…
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Her View From Home
It’s Lonely to Hide Your Pain
During a rough time for our family, I had a dream that really disturbed me, in which I cut my…
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When Do You Stop Needing a Father?
I wonder if it will ever go away—that incessant longing for something that doesn't exist. Something that is supposed to…
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Dear Little Me, It Wasn’t Your Fault
Little me, it was not your fault. You were not a bad child. You did not need fixing. You did not…
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I Loved the Baby I Never Got to Meet
I woke up and my first thought was, “I don’t feel pregnant, at all.” I shrugged it off assuming I…
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The Truth Is Sometimes Moms Don’t Have Friends
As painful as it is to admit, I have no friends. Let me clarify. I have acquaintances with whom I…
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I’m Grateful My Parents Are Such Involved Grandparents
My grandparents loved my sister and me from afar. We knew they loved us, but we also knew they did…
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Give Me a Marriage Built on Friendship
When we got married, I never thought things would turn out this way. When we got married, 14 years ago,…
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Please Don’t Let This Be Our Last Christmas Together
It’s officially that magical time of year when everything seems to shine a little brighter. People seem to scowl a…
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Watch the Apple Holiday Ad about Dads and Daughters Gone Viral for the Most Incredible Reason
It's that magical time of year again—the snow is falling, Christmas lights are twinkling, and retailers are making us all…
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The Missing Grandparents
Another recital has come and gone, but you were not there. Another birthday, another Christmas, another milestone you have missed.…
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Help Me be Grateful for the Little Things
Do you ever feel just so overwhelmingly grateful? For all the millions of little things that you take for granted…
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