By Dana Laquidara The Stranger I Call Mother
When my mother called me last September, I was surprised by how easily I still recognized the sound of her…
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Relationships
By Nicole Merritt We Often Get the Worst of Each Other, My Child
I claim (and complain) that I get the worst of you, but the truth is that I get the best…
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By Whitney Fleming Dear Husband, When We Find Each Other Again
Sometimes, if you are lucky, you and your husband will find each other again. After struggling to make ends meet…
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By Her View From Home Welcome to Periods in Your 30s and 40s
Do you remember that day in the fifth grade when the boys and girls were separated for the "Sexuality and…
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Sometimes the Chaos of Motherhood Absolutely Breaks Me
I expected the lack of sleep. I knew I would be kissing my uninterrupted nights goodbye, at least for a…
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By Emily Scott Learning to Live With the Scars of Grief
Life moves on. As well it should. But for your friend dealing with the grief of a miscarriage, or failed…
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By Shelbie Farmer Dear Husband, When I Forget About Us
I’m blessed to be able to say I’ve been married to my husband for over three years. He is my…
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By Stevie Swift A Husband is Not a Gap-Filler
On a cold morning in October of 2015, four of my friends came to sit with me while I discovered whether…
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By Shelby Spear Saying Yes to This Kind of Love Will Build Up a Marriage
When you’ve notched 25 years, some life has happened. Mix in 24 years of parenting three kids out of the…
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By Carolyn Moore We Promised to Be Friends Forever—and Then We Were
I’ve never really been one of the "popular" girls. Sure, I was a friendly kid who was later liked well…
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By Katie Trachet To the Baby Who Gets My Best Friend as a Mom
Hi peanut! You don’t know me yet; your mama and I are best friends. It hasn’t been very long since…
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How to Stay Married For (at Least) 10 Years
In July, my husband and I celebrated our 10-year wedding anniversary. We got married back in 2008 following my college…
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