By Crystal Fulmer I Won’t Make Excuses for My Kids When They Mess Up
I got a call from my daughter's first-grade teacher this morning. Her voice was shaky. I was immediately empathetic. See, I've…
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By Chandni Bansal I’m Always Last Because I Put Them First
I am the first person they look for when they wake up in the morning. A hug from me is…
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By Melissa Neeb Raising a Son Is Gonna Wreck You
Raising a son is gonna wreck you. He's gonna lock eyes with you and it's not gonna matter whether it's…
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By Lauren Barrett Dear Only Child, You Will Always Be Enough
Dear only child, Life wasn’t supposed to turn out this way. It’s been you and me for almost five years…
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By Katie Maguire My Son Is on the Autism Spectrum But You’d Never Know It
My son went missing this summer. It was a beautiful day and our whole extended family had rented tubes to…
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By Kailyn Rhinehart I’m a Helicopter Mom Learning to Become the Place They Can Land
My daughter places a paper in front of me on the kitchen counter, looking up at me expectedly. My eyebrows…
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By Angela Williams Glenn You See a Brag Post on Social Media, I See the Blood, Sweat, and Tears It Took to Get There
After another great game of my daughter’s, I posted my celebration and excitement of her online. I thought, "Geez, people…
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Brothers Fight Hard and Love Harder
The last few years have been a whirlwind. My head has sometimes been left spinning; we have moved continents with…
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By Whitney Britton Stop Putting an Expiration Date on Making Memories
We get 12 times to play Santa (if we’re lucky). This phrase stopped my scroll on a Sunday evening. I had…
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By Cameron Mason Vickrey When Your Kids Ask, “Where Is God?”
How do I know if the voice I’m hearing is God’s voice? When I was in high school, I found…
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By Krystal Sieben Go Easy On the Parents Who Refuse to Skip Naps
Greetings from a mom who is done with napping children. It’s great to have the flexibility during the day for…
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My Heart Isn’t Ready for You to Stop Believing in Santa
“My friend doesn’t believe in Santa anymore, Mom,” my son said out of the blue the other day. We were…
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