By Beth Thompson When Pencil Marks Are Only Memories
It never occurred to me to discuss the door jamb. It never occurred to me to suggest to the painter—hired for a…
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By Esther Vandersluis 5 Things You Should Know About My Baby With a Feeding Tube
It had been about two weeks and we desperately needed to get out of the house. With a two-and-a-half-year-old and…
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By Jessica Johnston Dear Hot Mess Mom: To Me You Are Perfect
It’s tempting to pretend that there aren’t ritz crackers hidden deep inside my shag carpet, along with some other things…
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By Jorrie Varney Dear Child, Not Everyone Is Going To Like You
Dear Child, I want to tell you something that may be hard to hear, but you have to promise you…
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By Brynn Burger Impostor Syndrome: Life as an Imperfect Parent
I don’t always pick the healthiest foods, or respond to my son’s ADHD tantrums with the kindest words. But I’m…
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By Molly England You Can Judge My Parenting, But I Won’t Let You Steal My Joy
One Sunday, I mustered the energy to drive almost an hour out of suburban boredom to The Museum of…
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I’m Secretly Afraid My Daughter Won’t Be Pretty
I’m worried my daughter won’t be pretty. There, I said it. I just cringed writing it down, as it goes…
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By Karen Johnson When There Are No More Wobots (As My Last Baby Turns Five)
Ten years into parenthood, I have come to realize a few things: There will always be something to worry about.…
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By Carolyn Moore To the Parent Yelling in the Stands
I watched you tonight as you watched your daughter playing ball. She’s starting varsity as a sophomore—not bad for a…
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By Lindsay Ryan Four Ways to Give Our Daughters Mean Girl Makeovers
I adore the movie Mean Girls. With an almost infinite number of (memorized) quips I can drop on the daily,…
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By Jenny Leboffe Post-Adoption Depression: Coping to Hoping
Strange: bringing a distant dream home in the form of adoption, then one day after a series of bad days,…
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By Jessica Mautone Please Stop Judging my Child’s Manners
I wanted to say thank you. I really did. Not just because my mom had taught me my manners well,…
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