Dear Mama, These Years With Older Kids Are Worth Waiting For
When my girls were little, people at the library or church or in the grocery store would smile at them…
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By Stacy Bronec 10 Reasons Farming is More Than You Might Think
Five years ago I didn’t even know National Ag Week was a thing. Now that I'm a farmer's wife, Ag…
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By Whitney Fleming Life is Too Short for Fake Cheese and Fake Friends
I’ve been an extrovert my entire life. I make small talk with the cashier at the grocery store. I’ll chat…
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By Ashley Moore Dear Concerned Shoppers at Target, My Kid is Barefoot and He’s Fine
Hi. You know that mom you’re judging because her kid has no shoes or socks on at the store? Yeah,…
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By Her View From Home “He Touched Me There, Mommy.”
My vision is blurred. Everything surrounding us is hazy. I'm looking at you through tunnel vision, my sweet little one.…
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By Kelli Bachara I Loved My Husband, But Then We Had a Baby
I can specifically remember being in an undergraduate marriage and family class and listening to the professor describe some research…
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By Abbie Dunlap Tidy Moms Raise Happy Kids, Too
I'm a tidy mom. I'm a clean mom. My house is very clean and organized and looks like a…
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By Kayla Friehe You Are My Someone To Come Home To
You. With your shaggy blonde hair and large brown eyes. A smile that spreads from one side of your face…
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By Ann V. Klotz Time Weaves a Mother’s Tapestry From Two Windows in Manhattan
I am staying overnight in my oldest daughter’s apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It was a quick…
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By Christine Hartjes I’m Proudest of the Moments You Won’t See on Social Media
I am a failure as a parent. My children are doomed. Or at least that is how I feel…
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By Mary Ann Blair Babies “R” Us is Closing: The End of a Precious Era of My Motherhood
I found out recently my local Babies “R” Us store was going out of business. Of course, this meant I…
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By Jennifer Coates The World Will Challenge Your Beauty; This Is How You Overcome It
I want my daughter to be beautiful, like me. There, I said it. I want my daughter to be beautiful,…
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