By Nadene van der Linden “It’s Good To Question Yourself” and Other Parenting Truths From a Clinical Psychologist
Preparing for my daughter’s recent school camp was a time of excitement, list checking and shopping for items. Nerves about…
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By Christine Leeb Dear Daddy, I Need To Hear These 9 Things From You
Dear Daddy, You are the most important man in my life. And even though I will probably never directly tell…
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By Shelby Skiles Dear Mama Reading This Right Now, You Are Amazing
To the one with healthy children in your lap, YOU are a great mom. Whether you work full-time or stay…
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By Kristy Ramirez The Message Our Teenage Girls Are Getting About Their Bodies Can Break a Mother’s Heart
Four days of gray skies leave me hungry for the light. I make my way into our backyard when the…
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By Cindy Farr Love Your Siblings, and Other Advice For My Grown Children
My sons are adults. They are wonderful, smart, successful adults and I adore them. They have their own lives and…
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By Bekah Landfair To the Unappreciated Mama on Mother’s Day, From a Former Teen Terror
Hi there, hardworking mama, Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you can catch a break from the blood-curdling screams filling the…
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By Adrian Collins 4 Things a Birth Mom Wants Adoptive Families To Know
The minutes on the hospital clock dwindled as I swaddled my infant daughter one last time before she was permanently…
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By Missy Hunter The Future I’m Sure Of For My Teens
In the beginning, a ton of parenting advice is dished out. What if you heard when your child was born that…
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By Surabhi Kaushik Is Having An Only Child Such a Sin?
When people ask me how many kids I have, I always say “just” one. I reflect further to think why…
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By Mary Ann Blair I’m Not a Perfect Parent, But I Show Up Every Day
There were many things I pictured myself doing as a parent: Holding my babies closely against my chest, singing…
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By Kristen Guest Two Can Be Terrible But it Can Also Be Terrific
I’m the annoying mom who didn’t experience the terrible twos with her firstborn. Age three proved much more of a…
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Mama Friend—It’s OK To Not Know What You’re Doing All the Time
I’ve written before about my struggles of parenting. The mixed feelings of adoration, worry, exhaustion, frustration and resentment sprinkled with…
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