Moms Remember All the Little Things
You can’t remember why you walked from one room to another, but you remembered the names of your child’s most cherished stuffed…
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Kids
We’re Not Trying For a Boy, We’re Trying For a Baby
I was recently asked for the millionth time if we are going to try for a boy. I’m not sure we are going to have another child but if we do, we will…
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Your Daddy Loves You More Than You’ll Ever Know
He won’t ever know the feeling of your tiny body wriggling inside his belly reminding him of your increasing presence, but he eagerly placed his…
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Little One, Yours is a Generation Built For Change
You came into this world bright-eyed and ready. For what? Neither of us was sure yet. From day one you have been brave, and strong, and making waves.…
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I Get To Be This Little Boy’s First Love
When I found out I was having my third boy, I cried. We were sitting outside under the dogwood tree in our front yard where we bit into cupcakes and…
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Dear “Hard” Child, I’ll Always Fight For You
I sat with you this morning, while the rest of the family slept. You were up a bit early and had a nightmare, so you ran into our bed leaping onto it…
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Mothers and Fathers All Over the World Are Loving Their Children
Each night when I put my son to bed, I imagine all mothers in solidarity at the end of the day collectively let out one big, all-encompassing…
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It’s OK if Your First Child Breaks You
My first child broke me. He split me right apart. Broke my heart and mind into tiny pieces I never thought would go back together. Absolutely none of…
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CNN and Sesame Street Will Host a “Town Hall” to Help Kids and Families Discuss Racism
These past few weeks have been an awakening of sorts for our country. A heartbreaking, eye-opening realization of what it really means to be Black in…
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We Have a Big Family—And Yes, We Know What Causes That
We live in a world where producing offspring is expected once you reach a certain age. Where marriage is quickly followed by questions of when’s…
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