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My mother-in-law delivered this pan to our doorste

My mother-in-law delivered this pan to our doorstep with a hot meal tucked inside. Pizza burgers, she called them, before getting back into her car to drive home and finally eat her own dinner.⁣
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You know, it isn’t a secret that Hollywood is often extreme concerning the role of the mother-in-law. With obnoxious characters like Marie on Everybody Loves Raymond, and movies such as Monster-In-Law, the mother-in-law is often portrayed as a mean, controlling villain.⁣
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But to be honest, this representation of her just doesn’t resonate with me.⁣
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And it’s probably because my own experience has been somewhat different.⁣
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You see, when I consider a mother-in-law,⁣
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I think of someone who sends a text just to check on me and see if I need anything.⁣
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I think of someone who also does my dishes and cleans my kitchen any time she comes over to watch my kids.⁣
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I think of someone who bends over backward for me and not for the praise, but because she genuinely cares.⁣
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I think of someone who is thoughtful and never forceful with advice-giving.⁣
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I think of someone who frequently cooks my favorite meals and desserts, and who refuses to let me pay any time we go out together.⁣
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I think of someone determined to make my life a little easier even if it makes her life a little harder.⁣
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And you better believe that when I consider a mother-in-law, I think of someone who takes it upon herself to drop off a behemoth-sized pan of individually wrapped pizza burgers to my door just because she knows the family’s been under the weather and she wants to lend a hand.⁣
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If only Hollywood understood that THIS representation of a mother-in-law is one that would actually resonate with me. This gentler, selfless, always there for you version would speak to my heart so much more.⁣
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Probably because it’s the version I’ve been blessed with.⁣
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And because it’s the version I eventually aspire to be.⁣
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Written by @woodenspoonsandbrownpaper

“My girl, the world is not ready for you . . . "

“My girl, the world is not ready for you . . . "⁣
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I whispered over her with a frown tugging at the corner of my lips.⁣
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I looked down at my baby girl as I cradled her in my arms for the first time.⁣
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Her delicately curled fingers.⁣
Soft lips.⁣
Wisps of downy hair.⁣
Her chin tucked sweetly against my chest.⁣
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I hadn’t yet made it safe for this precious girl.⁣
Her sacred little body.⁣
Her beautiful brain.⁣
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I hadn't made it ready in all the ways I hoped.⁣
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I’d still have to remind her of her worth.⁣
I'd still have to teach her to not to smile when a man makes her uncomfortable.⁣
I’d still have to give her confidence to speak her mind.⁣
I'd still have to show her the ways to walk at night.⁣
I’d still have to teach her to protect her body from those who believe it to be an object.⁣
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It all felt like so much.⁣
It just wasn’t ready for her.⁣
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But she grew despite all that.⁣
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I look at her now.⁣
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My daughter, a young woman gazing off into the horizon that is her future.⁣
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Her ready fists.⁣
Her bold tongue.⁣
Wild hair.⁣
Chin jutted up in defiance.⁣
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I look at her and see all the fight of all the women who came before her.⁣
Mother, grandmother, great, great, great women deep in the past, their battle song beats strong in her heart.⁣
Still today.⁣
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She will be more than I ever dare dreamed to be.⁣
She is a force.⁣
The world will be blindsided.⁣
I may have not done enough.⁣
But I know she’ll keep the charge going.⁣
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And today I don’t whisper.⁣
Today I don’t frown.⁣
Today I say with a confident smile.⁣
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“My girl, the world is not ready for you.”⁣
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Written by @raiseherwild

Summers can be simple.⁣ ⁣ Chocolate chip waffl

Summers can be simple.⁣
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Chocolate chip waffles.⁣
Pajama mornings.⁣
Popsicles on the porch.⁣
Bubbles in the bathtub when it’s scorching hot.⁣
Water balloon fights.⁣
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Summers can be simple.⁣
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Backyard campouts.⁣
Firefly chasing.⁣
Baggy t-shirts and flip-flops.⁣
Sprinkler magic.⁣
Living room forts.⁣
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Summers can be simple.⁣
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Sidewalk chalk.⁣
Water buckets and sponges.⁣
Legos and board games.⁣
Late night card games.⁣
Finger painting.⁣
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A day with nothing on the calendar.⁣
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Summers can be simple.⁣
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No need to compare.⁣
No need to put pressure.⁣
No need for a giant bank account.⁣
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Just take it in.⁣
Just be present.⁣
Just watch them light up.⁣
Just let them get messy.⁣
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Give yourself permission to have a simple summer.⁣
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Written by @lizzychristian

Find a friend (or friends) who won’t think twice

Find a friend (or friends) who won’t think twice about your kids tagging along.⁣
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The ones who grab the extra pack of crayons for them at the restaurant.⁣
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The ones who welcome them with a big smile that says, “I’m happy to see you."⁣
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Because let me tell you—no one should ever make you feel like a burden because of them.⁣
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From the girl who was one of the first of her friends to have a child. 🙋🏻‍♀️⁣
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From the girl whose husband works swing shifts and can’t always commit to being home with them. 🙋🏻‍♀️⁣
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From the girl who’s lost friends who didn’t understand her newfound lack of freedom . . .⁣
and also the girl with the sweetest friends who’ve loved her kids like their own. 🙋🏻‍♀️⁣
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You deserve it, mama.⁣
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You don’t deserve to feel awkward or rude to have your child tagging along to an appropriate function.⁣
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You don’t deserve to feel like you would be better off staying at home.⁣
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Don’t get me wrong—trips or weekends or nights away from your kids are much-needed, and society pushes self-care like it’s the obvious winner, but time away isn’t always a reality in our day-to-day and it just isn’t always that simple.⁣
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The truth is—you DO need the occasional “time-out” but you also need someone who doesn’t mind sharing the “time-in”.⁣
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Find a friend that you can meet up with, no questions asked, no need to explain.⁣
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It’s important to find a friend⁣
who will playfully rock your toddler⁣
while you finish your cup of coffee.⁣
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Trust me.⁣
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Written by @whitneyballard_writer

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