By Nicole Lasley No One Told Me I’d Forget Your Littleness
They tell you time passes quickly. But I didn’t understand. "Blink and you’ll miss it," they said. But I didn't…
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Life With Nonverbal Autism is Often a Guessing Game
I write a lot about my son being nonverbal. It is the most frustrating and challenging part of dealing with…
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By Jennifer Bailey What Will I Do When You’re Not Always Here?
What will I do when you’re gone? In my not-so-finest moments of being a stay at home mom, I’ve fantasized…
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What I Wish I’d Known As a New Mom
Being a new mom can be overwhelming, can’t it? This is especially true the first time around, but each time…
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By BriAnna Olson Every Time I Leave My Child With Autism in the Care of Someone Else, I Worry
Every single day when I walk my son Beckett up to his school and relinquish his hand over to a…
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By A Cogent Sometimes Stepparents Put the Broken Pieces of a Family Back Together
Growing up, I never pictured marrying a man whose past involved a previous marriage. I never imagined my first daughter…
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By Courtney Devich You’ll Never Stop Being My Everything, My Son
For now, I'll be your everything but someday that will change, my precious son. Someday you'll find another who will…
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I’m Fighting My Way Into His World
Mama grief runs deep. It creeps in late at night, when she can’t sleep because she’s worried about every little…
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So You’re Raising a YOLO Daredevil
This is not going to be an I see you story. I mean, there is a need for those posts,…
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By Amanda Kennedy A Mother’s Prayer For Her Strong-Willed Child
A prayer for my strong-willed child: I first need to pray for my patience as your parent. As the one…
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By Hilary Doyle Postpartum Depression Happens To Foster Parents, Too
Feelings of sadness, worthlessness, hopelessness, and guilt. Changes in sleep patterns. Extreme fatigue. Difficulty concentrating. Restlessness and irritability. Loss of…
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By Kathleen Sullivan Raising a Perfectionist Requires Grace
It didn’t take a psychic to predict what was about to unfold before me. My 8-year-old son had just struck…
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