By Carolyn Moore Target Systems Crash Across the US, and Twitter Does Not Disappoint
It's a sure sign of the Apocolypse: Target is DOWN. A widespread system outage affected untold thousands of cash registers…
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By Whitney Fleming Budweiser Celebrates Stepdads in Latest Ad and You Will Cry
Sunday is the day we celebrate Dad. We let him sleep in and give him presents like unfashionable ties and…
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By Alicia Betz What a New Mom Really Wants When You Visit
Visiting a new mom and a new baby can be tricky. Some moms are so excited to show off their…
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By Leah Porritt To the Grandparents Who Live Far Away, We Feel Your Love
Dear out-of-town grandparent, I see you in your house over there. Too far for me to see, but familiar enough…
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By Claire Brown Dear Friend, I Just Had a Baby But I Still Need You
I’ve just had a beautiful baby. As a friend without babies yourself, you’re in a unique position to love on…
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By Jennifer Thompson Finding—and Losing—My Best Friend
I was sitting on the curb at the end of my grandma and grandpa’s driveway. Shoulders stooped, my head resting…
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By Jenny Rapson Granger Smith’s Loss and What Parents Need to Know About Drowning
Every time I see it on a parenting website, my heart drops: another child lost to drowning. I know the…
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller I’m Not Asking For Help But I Desperately Need it
Here I sit, a hot mess. On the outside, I might look like I have my stuff together, but I…
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By Stephanie Hanrahan I Didn’t Choose to Have Children With Special Needs, But Their Teachers Did
I didn’t cry on the first day of school. Not really my style, I guess. My children were ready and…
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Science Says Every Mom Needs a “Vent Friend” (Can I Get an AMEN?!)
It all started during my second trimester with my first pregnancy. I didn't even complain about the morning sickness during…
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By Heather LeRoss I’m Finally Losing the Weight
I’ve carried this weight since I was 11. That’s when it came, unbidden, unwanted, and for me, unexpected. It showed…
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By Michelle Koch He Threw Their Son Off a Mall Balcony But They Want Him to Know: God Loves You
On April 12th a 5-year-old boy and his mother visited the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota for a fun…
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