By Teresa Whiting Children Are Supposed To Grow Up, But it’s Hard On a Mama’s Heart
When all my kids were little and there were constantly five little mouths talking to me and 10 little hands…
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By Hillary Ibarra My Kids Still Believe in Santa and So Do I
The tree lights flashed in our darkened living room that Christmas Eve night, creating transient shadows on the walls. The…
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By Kathleen Sullivan Dear Mom With Social Anxiety: I See You
“Good game. Fun day,” I repeated to myself as I walked in the door. We had just returned from my…
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By Jamie Stephen Christmas Will Not Be Perfect This Year
This Christmas will not be perfect. Despite the lofty goals I set for myself to have everything in order and…
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By Amy Gray ‘Twas the Night Before 2020 Christmas (And Mom Was SO Tired)
'Twas the night before 2020 Christmas and all through the halls, Frustration, wrapping paper, Scotch tape rolled in balls. The…
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By Natalie Scott Wherever You Are Today, God is There Too
A few years ago, some friends and I took a train from London to Edinburgh. It was spectacular. It most…
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By Jenny Rapson WATCH: SNL Hilariously Breaks Down Every Mom’s Christmas Morning Reality
We have long been able to count on Saturday Night Live to bring us Christmas cheer with hilariously "real life"…
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By Megan Sciarrino Losing My Baby Revealed Christmas in a New Light
I can still hear the fresh crackle involved in freeing it from its plastic clamshell—a new ornament, a gift from…
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By Jennifer Bailey Not All Heroes Wear Capes Because Moms Wear Leggings
Not all heroes wear capes—many wear leggings. Batgirl, Catwoman, Black Widow, Wonder Woman—oh, how I fantasized about being a superhero.…
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There Are 940 Saturdays Before Your Baby Turns 18
My son was about three months old when I came across the blurb in a magazine. "There are 940 Saturdays…
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By Shelbie Farmer The Truth is, I Don’t Really Feel OK Right Now
Lately, I’ve been feeling like that chair. You know the one, and if you don’t then frankly this probably isn’t…
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By Shannon Whitmore The Stress-Free Secret To a More Biblical Christmas
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. And the most stressful. And the most beautiful. And the most…
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