By Melissa Fenton 5 Valentine’s Day Cards My Husband Should Really Have Given Me
My husband is not a flower sender, or a jewelry giver, or a chocolate pusher. And that’s all fine by…
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Melissa Fenton
You Know That “Share Each Other’s Burdens” Was Meant For Moms Too, Right?
It’s been almost 20 years since I became a mother, but I still remember with startling clarity driving away from…
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That Mom Looking You Up and Down Isn’t Judging You, She’s Praying for You
I see them everywhere I go. They're at the grocery store planning dinner in their heads, while idly standing in…
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Guess Who is Really ‘Killing It’ at Motherhood? We All Are.
All over the internet, comment threads are exploding. Millennial moms vs. Gen X moms, vs. Gen Y mom vs. your…
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10 Things Not to Give A Crap About This Christmas
The Elf on the Shelf. The wrapping. The decorating. The holiday parties. Does it all have to be done perfectly…
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Moms, Get Your Joy Back This Christmas
It’s started. The lunatic race to the perfect Christmas has begun. The stores are swelling with garland, light strands, and…
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Mothers, Put On Your Brave Face
Mothers put on your brave face, because you need it now more than ever. In 1999, two teenage boys walked…
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You Are the Mom. Period.
I had an appointment today with my OB/GYN. (Nope, not pregnant—I’m well beyond childbearing years.) With me in the waiting…
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A Country of Divided Mothers Does Nothing for Our Children’s Futures
Warning; There will be some political talk in this post. It will lean neither left, nor right, but there will…
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Former St. Jude Patient and Cancer Survivor Now Running a Half Marathon as a Hero
Carlos was a typical high school student, studying hard and active in many extracurricular activities, when he discovered a…
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