By Aimee Erdman My 8-year-old Wants to Diet and It’s My Fault
I've felt the major mom guilt many times for letting my kids spend too many hours with the screen—the TV…
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By Christine Carter He Tells Me I’m Beautiful Even When I’m Broken
Dear my beloved Husband: On February 17th, we will be celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary. Ah, the red rose Valentine’s…
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By Her View From Home It’s “Just” a Panic Attack
We had just returned from a week-long warm weather vacation. Over the span of a day our bodies and spirits…
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My Husband Had An Affair; I Had STD Testing
As I am sitting alone in an open front hospital gown, I bow my head for a quick prayer of…
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By Nicole Schoolfield A Post-Baby Body To Be Proud Of
At the end of my pregnancy, I had a recurring fantasy of what I would be like physically after having…
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By Ashley Moore I Don’t Want To Do Your Exercise Challenge, Facebook Friend
Hey girl! I cringe. Do I dare open it? I do, of course. It's a new friend I've followed on…
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By Kathy McClelland Finding Hope in a Devastating Diagnosis
In the summer of 2013 my husband and I sat anxiously across the table from a geneticist in a sterile…
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By Christiana Whallon Brace Yourself: I Don’t Watch “This Is Us”
Social media is buzzing with the latest on This Is Us and I have no idea what everyone is talking…
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By Brynn Burger Impostor Syndrome: Life as an Imperfect Parent
I don’t always pick the healthiest foods, or respond to my son’s ADHD tantrums with the kindest words. But I’m…
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By Kayla Runkel Sorry Gym, We Just Aren’t Working Out
Dear Gym, After four long years, I feel our relationship has come to an end. I doubt you are…
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My Open Heart Surgeries Made Me A Better Mom
“Does it hurt, momma?” A sweet, innocent question from my youngest. The weight of my daughter tugged my shirt down…
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By Jenny Leboffe Post-Adoption Depression: Coping to Hoping
Strange: bringing a distant dream home in the form of adoption, then one day after a series of bad days,…
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