By Kristi Killpack Moms Know We’ll Miss This (but Maybe Not the Hard Parts)
It has been a day. You are hurrying through the grocery store, trying to calm your screaming baby and hoping…
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By Courtney Devich Motherhood Became My Dream
“Just you wait and see.” My mom always said that to me growing up (and boy, did I roll my…
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My Tween Is Gaining Independence but He Still Needs Me
When my tween son asked to go to sleep away camp, I supported his decision and his quest for independence,…
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Someday the House Will Be Quiet
Another quiet Saturday morning. The week flew by in a haze of kids’ sports practices, basketball games, last-minute grocery store…
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Should Your Teen have a Part-Time Job?
In our extremely busy home, the suggestion that our teen daughter do something “extra” evokes a cacophony of responses. This…
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By Megan Kiger Stand Up, My Love—You Are Strong
Vindictive lunch hour tactics. Room temperature shoulders gone cold. Weaponizing the whites of their eyes, rolling them back and back…
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Your Injury May Be Invisible but You Are Not
Your injury may be "invisible” but you certainly are not. Our struggle and constant uphill battle may be invisible to…
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We All Need a Little Help To Make It Through
As the mother of a pandemic baby, my contact with the outside world was so limited during those first few…
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By Gina Marie Bonifas I Will Cheer You on from the Sidelines for the Rest of My Life
"You’re going to miss this someday." When I was in the trenches, I hated that comment. I remember well-intended people…
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By Jennifer Thompson I Am One, But Sometimes I Don’t Feel Like a Grown-Up
“I feel like such a grown-up,” these are the words I said to my teenage daughter when we were in…
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By Alicia Searl Dear Daughter, I Am Your Biggest Fan
Every game, I watch you. I either stand on the sidelines or sit alone, but I see you. The times…
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By Danielle Boroian I Nearly Died after a Routine C-Section
When my husband Dylan and I found out we were having a baby after having a miscarriage weeks earlier, we…
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