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It’s My Job to Know What’s Best For My Child

Kids, Motherhood
January 6, 2022
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By Nickey J Dunn

It’s My Job to Know What’s Best For My Child

I could see the words coming from my doctor’s mouth, but I didn’t actually hear them. He was excitedly congratulating…

Motherhood
December 23, 2021
567 Views
4 Minute Read

By Nickey J Dunn

The Family You Made Comes First

Your family—God love them, right? These parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and siblings of yours helped shape the person you…

Part of Me Will Always Miss Our First House

Kids, Living, Motherhood
June 28, 2021
996 Views
4 Minute Read

By Nickey J Dunn

Part of Me Will Always Miss Our First House

All the boxes had been packed. All the cleaning had been done. All the paperwork had been signed. We were…

Living
May 14, 2021
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4 Minute Read

By Nickey J Dunn

Dear Struggling Soul, You Matter

Green is the official color of Mental Health Awareness Month. Today I chose to wear green. It isn’t always my…

How Am I Supposed To Write My Mother’s Obituary?

Grief, Grown Children
March 30, 2021
928 Views
3 Minute Read

By Nickey J Dunn

How Am I Supposed To Write My Mother’s Obituary?

The stage was set. Cleared off desk. Plenty of battery life on my laptop. Hot-ish mug of coffee. Surprisingly and…

Marriage, Motherhood
November 25, 2020
975 Views
4 Minute Read

By Nickey J Dunn

I Married Into the Best Family

I stood there, absolutely beaming with pride, trying to maintain some level of chill, as my mother-in-law asked me for…

I’m An Emotional Pack Mule Carrying An Impossible Mental Load

Motherhood
November 11, 2020
1.2K Views
4 Minute Read

By Nickey J Dunn

I’m An Emotional Pack Mule Carrying An Impossible Mental Load

“Are you under any stress?” My doctor, bless her heart, had the audacity in 2020 to ask me if I…

Youth Sports Consumes Our Life, And We Wouldn’t Have it Any Other Way

Kids, Motherhood
August 28, 2020
1.4K Views
4 Minute Read

By Nickey J Dunn

Youth Sports Consumes Our Life, And We Wouldn’t Have it Any Other Way

The weekend is drawing near and without a doubt, I know the question is imminent—What are you doing this weekend?…

Every Time I Cough I Feel the Judgment—But I Promise, it’s Allergies!

Living
August 11, 2020
608 Views
4 Minute Read

By Nickey J Dunn

Every Time I Cough I Feel the Judgment—But I Promise, it’s Allergies!

Oh no, this can’t be happening right now, I thought to myself as I felt that nagging little tickle in…

When a Pet Dies, it’s Like Losing Part of the Family

Grief
June 13, 2020
692 Views
4 Minute Read

By Nickey J Dunn

When a Pet Dies, it’s Like Losing Part of the Family

We knew it was coming. There were signs along the way that we so badly wanted to ignore, but they…

Grief
April 17, 2020
577 Views
4 Minute Read

By Nickey J Dunn

My Grief Was Quarantined With Me

When my mom passed away in December, I felt this overwhelming weight of unfairness about how everything in the world…

Nickey J Dunn

Nickey J Dunn

It’s My Job to Know What’s Best For My Child

The Family You Made Comes First

Part of Me Will Always Miss Our First House

Dear Struggling Soul, You Matter

How Am I Supposed To Write My Mother’s Obituary?

I Married Into the Best Family

I’m An Emotional Pack Mule Carrying An Impossible Mental Load

Youth Sports Consumes Our Life, And We Wouldn’t Have it Any Other Way

Every Time I Cough I Feel the Judgment—But I Promise, it’s Allergies!

When a Pet Dies, it’s Like Losing Part of the Family

My Grief Was Quarantined With Me

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