To the Mom Counting the Hours Until Bedtime: One Day You Won’t
On a recent Saturday, my 5-year-old did something miraculous. He woke up, got out of bed, picked out his clothes,…
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“I’m Not That Kind of Girl”—But Anxiety Didn’t Care
I remember the day you were born. The nurses were amazed by the volume and color of your lips; they…
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My Mother-in-Law is a Gift From God
A gift from God—not how you would typically describe a mother-in-law. Trust me, I didn’t see it at first. In…
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Please Don’t Ever Ask a Woman When She’s Going To Have a Baby
I'll always remember the first time I was asked if I was expecting a child because it was so odd.…
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My Fearless Daughter is Everything I Never Was
I wasn't raised to believe in myself. I grew up in an environment where my thoughts and feelings were seldom…
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I’ll Walk Through These Tween Years With You
“Please don’t tell my friends I still watch Paw Patrol. They say it’s for babies and I know it is,…
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The Greatest Gift I Never Knew I Wanted is You
I never wanted to be a mother. The complete opposite of my sister, who knew very early on she wanted…
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Nothing Prepares You For Your Teen’s First Heartbreak
We’ve been here before, I’ve wiped those tear-streaked cheeks multiple times throughout your childhood years and was able to give…
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As the Sibling of a Child With Special Needs, She Learns From Him Too
She sat beside me in the car, diligently working on sorting letters from the Elmo case she so often carries…
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This is Pregnancy After Loss
Love. Grief. Anxiety. Fear. Exhaustion. Worry. All while trying to find hope and experience joy. This is pregnancy after…
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Dear Wild Child, the World Needs Your Fire
Sweet child, Don’t lose your spark, your wonder, your passion. The world will try to confine you and hold you…
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To the Exclusively Pumping Mama, You Are Not Alone
I am sitting here staring at my pumping supplies. Wondering how it all went by so fast. Wondering why I…
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