By Ashley LeCompte Just Because It’s a Hard Season Doesn’t Mean You’re a Bad Mother
We spent the morning sitting poolside for swim lessons. Flies swirled around us in an attempt to infiltrate the cardboard…
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By Beth Konkoski What Happens When we Stop Pushing Our Kids so Hard?
I kick them from the house, drag my tweens to this leafy patch of monkey bars, repurposed tires, and shade.…
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By Vicki Bahr The Excitement of the First Day of School is Over…Now What?
I still remember the excitement of the first day of school, and I’m old. The smell of newly-sharpened pencils and…
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By Ashley Yarbrough I Thought I Was a Boy Mom—Then I Had Girls
I genuinely always saw myself as having a boy. When I discovered I was pregnant, my husband and I were…
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By Whitney Fleming Want Your Kid to Succeed? Don’t be a Lawnmower Parent
At a recent back to school night for my middle school daughter, one of her teachers explained that it is…
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Want a Smarter Baby? Science Says Let Him Go Barefoot
Most of us have probably been there: you walk into a public place, a barefooted babe perched on your hip,…
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By Britt LeBoeuf I’ll Savor This Curious Toddler For as Long as I Can
I'm 19-months deep into raising my last baby. The very last one I will carry in my womb, rock to…
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When She’s 15
Today, my daughter is 15. When your daughter is 15, you know you have been given a gift, even if…
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By Jillian Benfield Dear NICU Mom, I See You
Dear NICU Mom, I see you. I see you coming in for the day with a smile on your face…
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By Terryn Drieling Lord, Please Don’t Let Me Forget
Lord, please don’t let me forget the way it felt to have them growing inside me. Help me remember the…
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By Shannon Frost Greenstein When the Duty of Motherhood Calls, We Answer Over and Over Again
The phone rings. I check the contact on my vibrating cell; the name of the daycare is boldly illuminated in…
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By Katie Trachet Dear Son, I’m Catching Glimpses of the Man You’ll Be One Day
I saw you today. You didn’t know I was watching. You quietly got the jelly off the counter and put…
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