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Dear Daughter at 14

Dear daughter at 14, It seems impossible that you are 14 years old. How did we get here so fast? Often, I wonder when I held you on my hip for the…

A lot of discussion percolates around mom guilt, and why moms just need to let it go. In most cases, this is completely true. In fact, I am the mom…

Ex-squeeze-me, but where has this year gone? We’re knee-deep into the holiday season, and I’m still trying to come up with my New Year’s…

Sweet, sweet Christmastime. The lights, the smells, the festive music. The cozy blankets and mugs of hot cocoa and Hallmark movies playing on loop.…

To celebrate my birthday last month, I spent that night from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. the next day whooping it up. Impressive for a 30-something mom of…

Sometimes I forget you are only two. I expect you to act older than someone who is just barely out of diapers and still sleeps in a crib. I…

It is a role that one cannot understand until she is placed in that role herself. It’s hard, and it is stressful. But, it is also worth…

My precious, precious boy, your love for your mama knows no end. Since the beginning, you have clung to me—your safety net in this strange world.…

The working mom gig is no joke. Now, I’m not here to bubble up any arguments about who has it harder, working moms or stay-at-home moms. That…

Dear Kids: I know I complain a lot. I know you see my frustrations and my struggles and how tired I am all the time. I know sometimes I fly off…