By Lisa Leshaw Getting Unstuck from The Motherhood Muck
If you’re a momma then you’re in the trenches everyday. It’s called Stuck in the Muck. It’s not a life-threatening…
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By Kayla Friehe Don’t tell me I’m Going to Miss This. I Already Know.
"You are going to miss this one day." If I had a dollar for every time I heard that phrase,…
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By Bailey Koch The Dollar Bill Hanging From the Ceiling: Explaining Extra Help in the Classroom
"But mom, there's this kid in the classroom and he gets all this extra help and attention. It's not fair."…
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By Stephanie Rush Teachings from a Teacher, for the Parents of her Students
For the Parents of My Students, When you drop your child off to place into my care, I will do…
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By Tina Szymczak Parenting Lessons You Need to Learn from My Child Sexual Abuse Experience
There is something I want to share with you. Actually, I don’t want to share it with you, but rather…
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By Karen Johnson I’m Not Teaching My 5-Year-Old How to Read
Remember being 5 and going into kindergarten? Yeah, me neither. But if you ask our parents, I'll bet they'll say…
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By Carolyn Moore The Two Cent Fix For Back-to-School Anxiety
On the first day of school, my second-grader barely tossed me a backward glance as she bounded into the classroom,…
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By Jordan Harrell Mama, You Haven’t Missed Your Boat
When we moved this past summer, it didn't take long for my husband to find the Goodwill Superstore down the…
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By Jessica Kromer The Morning of Prayer During our Daughter’s Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
"Momma! Momma! More bubba, Momma!" I rolled over to look at the clock on my phone, and the bright light…
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By Kari Wells It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s…Your Child’s Teacher!
When I was a kid I loved superheroes. I remember wearing Wonder Woman Underoos, and having a crush on Michael…
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By Corinne Roth The Heartache of Sending Your First Child to Kindergarten
Oh, my sweet boy. You’re going off to Kindergarten next week. It knocked me back as I was flipping through…
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By Esther Vandersluis I Forgot Your Birthday
I forgot your birthday. I promise I did. And I will forget again. I will have the best intentions and…
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