- Child, Kids
- March 5, 2019
- 11.4K Views
- 4 Minute Read
Tonight, I helped my soon-to-be-7-year-old son write a letter to the tooth fairy after losing a tooth somewhere. You're getting so…
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I hear his feet pitter-pattering down the stairs. It is some hour in the early morning. A time when all…
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- Child, Kids
- February 28, 2019
- 9.6K Views
- 4 Minute Read
It’s always a special occasion when you come for a visit. The scene is the same each time: little faces…
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“We don’t want a baby who is too dependent.” “We don’t want a baby who is too attached.” So we…
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My baby, If you only knew why I hold on a little longer than I should when you hug me.…
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Today you left the warm safe haven you grew in, and were bombarded with unfamiliar scary sensations, sights, and sounds.…
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- Child
- February 20, 2019
- 8.0K Views
- 4 Minute Read
You’re a sweet toddler now and I am pretty sure you won’t remember any of these moments, but gosh they…
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I’m an only child raising an only child. Throughout my life, as people inquired about my siblings or family size…
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“It's a girl,” I could hear a smile in the nurse’s voice from the other end of the phone line.…
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Today you called me Mommy. Mommy. Not Mama. Just yesterday—merely one day ago—it was Mama. But today—merely one day later—it’s…
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I always knew the day would come—a crashing sound that causes the dreaded feeling of being startled awake in the…
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- Child
- February 14, 2019
- 2.7K Views
- 3 Minute Read
I loved those first days in the hospital with you. As I started the process of bonding with you, I…
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