By Wendy C There’s So Much Pressure to Keep Up with the Joneses
It crept up on me slowly. I’m not even sure when exactly it all started. Perhaps it was when I…
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By Her View From Home The Women In My Life Have become My Lifeline
In my early 20s, I thought all I ever wanted or needed was a man to love and who loved…
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By Michelle Koch I’m a Minnesota Mom and My Heart Is Broken
I live 12 miles from the latest mass shooting. Twelve miles from Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. An angry person…
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By Carolyn Moore Dear Taylor, I Hope Your Next Chapter Is Beautifully Ordinary
Dear Taylor, I don’t know what it’s like to sell out a stadium. When I leave the house, no cameras…
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Degree Not Always Required
I saw a job open up that I was qualified for in the real world. I had all the credentials…
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To Know What It’s Like to Start Over
Walking up to the pool where I used to bring my daughters when they were little, I can almost feel…
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By Andrea McGraw Loving This Body through New Eyes
This body created life. Housed it, nurtured it into being. It nourished those lives and brought comfort when the world…
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By Gwen Paulson We’ve Gone from Covid to Kindergarten
When I was pregnant with my son in 2019, I looked forward to family gatherings, travel, adventures, and baby play…
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By Lisa Appelo I’m Done with Back to School as a Mom—But Not as a Grandma
It started in Target when I passed the backpack aisle. Instead of turning toward the school supplies and filling my…
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By Adalaide Reign I Sent the Goodbye He Didn’t Have the Courage to Say
It sat in my drafts for days. Maybe weeks. Not because I didn’t know what to say—I knew exactly what…
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By Monica Virga Alborno Traveling with My Daughter is Helping Us Both Grow
Travel has been a constant teacher in my life. It’s shaped who I am, how I mother, and the values…
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By Krystal Sieben Take it from a Girl Who Was One: Go Easy on the Messy Kid
In defense of the messy kid—because I am the messy kid. First and foremost, I totally get (especially as a…
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