By Leslie Means Do the Details Matter?
I wonder sometimes if the details matter. If you’re working an algebra equation or measuring sugar for a brownie recipe…
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By Jennifer Smith Why bedsharing works for us, even though it horrifies you.
Bed sharing is not for every family. I didn't even know it was right for our family until baby was…
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By Alissa Kay Meant to be Siblings
Having grown up with 2 brothers and a sister, who happens to be one of my very best friends, I…
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By Andrea Wenburg Is My Child Spoiled, Defiant or Simply Overwhelmed?
“Is she a good baby?” The question still stings a little, eight years later. I didn’t know this was a…
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By Maralee Bradley The God of Thunder
Sometimes I get a little panicked that it will never rain again. I grew up in California-- a land of…
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By Kristine Jacobson The Gift of a Summer Without Baseball
We went on a baseball “strike” this summer. When our oldest son was 4, my husband and I couldn’t wait…
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By Robyna May Expecting More From Our Children Than We Do From Ourselves
The other day my six year old son ran his school’s annual cross-country race. Twice around a fairly large football…
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A Letter to My 5-Year-Old
You came into this world faster than expected. You were ready, we weren’t. Contractions started in the late afternoon on…
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By Cynthia Smith Huhman This Grandma Gig Is Going To Be Pretty Cool
My son, whom I might mention is in his late 20’s, had just started his first year of teaching. Along…
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By Pamela Homolka What Your Grandpa Would’ve Said – Advice To My Sons
You boys are growing so fast. Don‘t ask me where I‘ve been all these years, but I didn't truly realize…
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By Stacy Harrison Five Things I Want My Kids to See in Me
In the aftershock of losing a dear friend who was only 32 years old, my husband and I recently found…
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By Brittany Cole Why my child’s first sentence was “poop, eat!”
I don’t know who first decided to domesticate dogs, but I’m willing to bet they didn’t have a toddler.…
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