By Krystal Sieben Six Feels So Much Bigger
Six . . . Six is only one number more than five, one grade, one year . . . but it…
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By Kristi Killpack You Were Meant to Be Our Oldest
Dear oldest child, Thanks for taking one for the team. You’ve probably thought by now that Dad and I really…
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The Bittersweet Reality of Your Baby Turning 5 Years Old
Those first five. Those precious first five years have flown by. I blinked and here we are. I look back…
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By Christen McKey The Petrified-Squished-Spider Stage of Motherhood
There is a squished spider corpse dangling from the inside of my car windshield. I don’t know how long it…
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By Sarah Trombley Listen to Their Endless Chatter Now So They’ll Talk to You as Tweens and Teens
I’m a talker. I’m a spill-the-beans, over-sharing, rambling on about my latest fascination chatterbox. I love words, and so do…
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Dear Kindergarten Graduate, My Hand Will Always Be Yours to Hold
Tomorrow you’ll graduate kindergarten. You chose the perfect shirt for the occasion. It’s a blue and white button-up. “Get one…
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You Were Made to Be My Oldest
You are my firstborn. My big. The one who made me a mama. The one who started this whole crazy,…
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I’m a Kindergarten Mom at the Bottom of the Hill
The local elementary school is perched atop an obnoxious hill. It is customary for kindergarten parents to walk their children…
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When He’s 10
My son is at an age where he couldn’t care less about personal grooming, his un-selfconsciousness both admirable and aggravating…
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He’s Slowly Walking Away with Footprints As Big As Mine
The true measure of a mother’s love is her willingness to wake up before the sun on vacation. On a…
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Are You Watching?
I brought a book to my 7-year-old daughter’s soccer practice. To be honest, I was looking forward to one hour…
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Dear Sully
Dear Sully, Thank you for changing our lives! Many times when someone thinks about autism they think of it negatively.…
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