It’s OK to Be a Mess, Your Kids Just Want You
I’m in this place right now where I just can't seem to keep up with life. My floors are sticky,…
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By Marjorie Brimley I’m Sad But I’m Not Sure How to Show it: What Grief Looks Like For Young Children
Parenting a 4-year-old is hard for many reasons. They can’t reliably use the bathroom. They often wake up at night.…
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By Edith Runion To the Mother of a Sick Child, You Are a Warrior
To the mom with a sick child, I see you. I see you . . . Missing work and contemplating…
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By Jodie Utter Battling the Sting of Toxic Relatives: Why Our Kids Need Us to Show Them How
In dealing with our difficult relatives, the troublemaker kind who seem to blight most family trees, my husband and I…
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By Lacy Estelle Dear Teachers, Thank You For Fighting For Kids With Special Needs
To my son's 3rd grade teacher, The day we entered your classroom, you didn't know it, but as a parent,…
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By Nicole Tynan This is What Home is Like When Your Husband Travels For Work
I forgot to move the elf (again), the light-up snowflake fell off the top of the house and the living…
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By Anneliese Lawton I’m Raising My Boys to be Good Humans
At my feet sits my one-and-a-half-year-old son and his favorite toy train. He chugs it across the floor, moving no…
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By Whitney Fleming Thanks to You, Friend, For Cheering for My Kid When I Can’t Be There
“Mom, I won my race!” Tears instantly sprang to my eyes as I sat in the parking lot 40 miles…
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By Anastasia Smothers Dear Kids, I’m Going to Miss Some of Your Games…but It’s Not Because I Don’t Want to Be There
When I was involved in extracurricular activities, I would often look in the crowd for my parents and find that…
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Dear Husband, the Way You Love Us Makes Me Fall in Love With You a Little More Every Day
Dear Husband, I saw you tonight. Like, really saw you. Our little family was cuddled up listening to you read…
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By Mary Ann Blair The Only Gift Your Kids Need This Year is Your Time
I was having one of those nights where I was thinking about how nice it would be to have a…
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Thanks to You, Mother-in-Law, for Understanding We Want to Have Christmas in Our Home
The year my twins were born, my mother-in-law gave me the greatest gift. "I want you to have Christmas in…
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