You Got Clipped! The Volleyball Trend That’s Building Up Our Girls
I have spent most of my life around athletics. My older brothers played sports, and I was always dragged to…
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Jess Gilardi
Shift Your Mindset to Grace, Not Grumbling
Sitting in the dermatologist's waiting room for my annual skin cancer screening, it doesn't take long to realize it's going…
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Don’t Automatically Judge the Nepo Baby
I have always been intrigued by "nepo babies," probably because it's a funny name for an even funnier concept. In…
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At 40, I Know What Truly Matters
I'm about to turn 40, and it isn't as traumatic as I always envisioned it to be. Aside from disturbed…
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We Say So Many Goodbyes to Little Versions of Them
Before you become a parent, you think the times that will break your heart will only be the big ones—double-digit…
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You Don’t Need to Carry the Weight of the World
Imagine, if you will, I am walking through life, like most of us do, holding a candelabra. As I grew…
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Youth Sports Doesn’t Need Bleachers Full of Coaches
"Why did that guy yell at you?" my 11-year-old daughter asked me after my 13-year-old son's basketball game. My response…
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You’re So Much More than What a Mean Girl Thinks of You
I had to have the "mean girl" talk with my second-grade daughter. I could lie and tell you I didn't…
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Let People In ‘For Good’
I am losing another one. Due to the nature of my husband's job (he's a college-level coach), it's usually us…
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The Baby I Never Met Made Me the Woman I Am Today
Dear baby I never got to officially meet, I just wanted you to know I still think about you all…
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Can You Be a Crown Straightener?
I volunteered in my fifth-grade daughter's class today. She's graduating from elementary school, so, of course, I was guilted into…
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Dear Young, Overwhelmed Mom: Let Me Help
Dear young mama, I feel you. The baby is fussy and needs another bottle, burping, diaper, or snuggle. You don't…
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