By Heather Duckworth This is 11
I watch her as she sits on the back porch, laughing with her friends. She pushes her long, dark hair…
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By Kayla Friehe You Are My Someone To Come Home To
You. With your shaggy blonde hair and large brown eyes. A smile that spreads from one side of your face…
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By Lisa Mullen The Baby Stage? Not My Favorite—But I’m Not Wishing It Away.
I’m going to confess something that might make a lot of mommies gasp: I don’t love the baby stage. …
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By Tiffany Picotte Speak Your Mind—And Other Fierce Principles I Want My Preteen Daughter to Embrace
She is quietly fierce, intensely independent, and passionate about her beliefs, but a soft-hearted caregiver who is loyal to the…
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By Whitney Fleming When It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Barbie
Dear Barbie, Break ups are never easy, and this one is really tough. Seeing your blue eyes for the…
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By Mande Saitta She Walks Into School Each Morning as I Hold My Breath
Yesterday, my daughter’s high school investigated a shooting threat. It was the second one to happen over the last week…
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By Jen Mearns Three-Year-Olds are Wonderfully Odd Little Creatures
I have a three-year-old, a two-year-old and a newborn and the most curious (as in Alice in Wonderland odd, strange) little…
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Dear Parents: Your Kids Know More Than You Think, So Add Twenty Percent
Alright, parents of tweens and young teens, I'm going to let some of you in on something. I recently spoke…
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By Valli Vida Gideons Hey Son, You Stink
It's true what you've heard: SON, YOU STINK. In almost every way (well, your inner-parts aside). First, let's just talk…
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Children Are Meant to Be Unfinished
“And don’t forget you didn’t finish the laundry,” I yell defiantly. I watch the slim profile of my daughter stomp…
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By Ashley Moore I’m Holding On As You Grow, Little One
And then you grew. Just like that. I tried so hard to hold on to every moment. To breathe in…
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By Andi Snyder Why We Opted Out of Standardized Testing For Our Son With ADHD
Every year we received the email. And every year I’ve been able to ignore it. Until this year. In the…
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