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My Daughter is Almost the Age I Was When My Grandfather First Molested Me

Living, Motherhood
September 29, 2022
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By Sarah Foss

My Daughter is Almost the Age I Was When My Grandfather First Molested Me

Trigger Warning: Child Abuse My daughter is swinging, head tilted up to the sky, pondering the shape of the cloud—is…

Baby, Motherhood
September 28, 2022
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By Joy Harris

No One Will Ever Call Me Mom

This is going to be a tough one. Another seemingly innocuous situation that should be easy, but for me is…

To the Nurses Who Loved My Baby In the NICU

Baby, Motherhood
September 27, 2022
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By Maralee Bradley

To the Nurses Who Loved My Baby In the NICU

I wish I could remember your face. Your name. Something. But I only had eyes for the tiny baby in…

Kids, Motherhood
September 27, 2022
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By Diane Senjem

I Wipe the Slides

I want you to have the most fun possible at your tiny playground stars program, so I wipe the slides.…

Baby, Motherhood
September 27, 2022
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By Katelyn Washington

My Last Baby Changed Me

I was already a mom of two teenagers. I thought I’d move to a city and join corporate America in…

Grown Children, Motherhood
September 26, 2022
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By Vicki Bahr

God Gave Grandmas and Grandpas Time

My daughter, Becca, was laughing as I answered her call. “Mom, we were at the park and Brady just walked…

Sometimes I Feel Like a Monster, Not a Mother

Motherhood
September 26, 2022
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By Brittany Bell

Sometimes I Feel Like a Monster, Not a Mother

Whenever someone asks if I plan on a third child, I always give a safe answer: I can’t imagine going…

Faith, Motherhood
September 25, 2022
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By Julie Jensen

Faith is a Verb, So We Go to Church

Every Sunday morning we rush out the door bribing, coaxing, and threatening our kids to just “Get into the van!”…

3 Simple Ways to Be a More Confident Mother

Faith, Motherhood
September 24, 2022
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By Melissa Miller

3 Simple Ways to Be a More Confident Mother

Do you ever ask yourself why you can’t be more like that mom or why can’t your kids be like…

Living, Motherhood
September 24, 2022
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By Patricia Murphy

I’ll Find Her Again One Day

It happened again. Took 15 months this time. But I found myself in the same spot I said I'd never…

I Know What It’s Like To Have a Difficult Child

Child, Motherhood
September 22, 2022
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By Kim Patton

I Know What It’s Like To Have a Difficult Child

One Sunday morning during church, I was standing around bouncing my fussy premature baby around the cry room. This room…

One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
September 22, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today

One day you will come home after your first day of a new school year and not wish to share…

Motherhood

My Daughter is Almost the Age I Was When My Grandfather First Molested Me

No One Will Ever Call Me Mom

To the Nurses Who Loved My Baby In the NICU

I Wipe the Slides

My Last Baby Changed Me

God Gave Grandmas and Grandpas Time

Sometimes I Feel Like a Monster, Not a Mother

Faith is a Verb, So We Go to Church

3 Simple Ways to Be a More Confident Mother

I’ll Find Her Again One Day

I Know What It’s Like To Have a Difficult Child

One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today

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