By Cassandra Brandt It’s Hard When You Can’t Hug: A Post-Disability Mother-Daughter Relationship
The kind of mother I was at 32 was a strong, single, independent, provider type. I was a tradeswoman. I…
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By Amy Martin I Look at My Teen Son and See All of Our Yesterdays
Looking at my 13-year-old in the car today, I saw what’s become the norm lately. Blonde, alpaca-like hair hanging in…
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By Ivana Katz The Power of Connection: Making Friends As a Single Mom
I was sitting at the beach with a friend, watching our almost 2-year-old kids play at the edge of the…
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By Charissa Bates One Day She Won’t Ask to Be Carried
“Do you know why I never say no to our daughter asking to be carried up the stairs?” my husband…
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I Never Wanted to Be a Hospital Mom
Life as a hospital mom is not a life for just anyone. You have no other choice, there is no…
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By Krystal Sieben One New Baby (Please Hold the Advice)
Seasoned moms, oh, how quickly we forget. I was reminded this week how much advice is thrown at a new…
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I’m a Working Mom and I’m Done Searching for Balance
As an introvert masking as an extrovert, I had planned on a quiet lunch to recuperate from giving a 90-minute…
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By Her View From Home We’re Raising a Family Below the Poverty Line and It’s Hard
My husband calls to tell me the car broke down on his way to work today, and my breath catches…
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By Holly Lemons There’s Something about a Grandma
There's just something about a grandma. She's always prepared. Whether it's gum in her purse or soup dropped off by…
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My Daughter Quit Youth Sports: 5 Things I Wish I’d Done Differently
My daughter quit sports, and this is what youth sports parents need to know. This is my oldest daughter Piper,…
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By Crystal Fulmer I’m Not a Lazy Mom, I’m Intentional
I’m not a lazy mom, but you might think I am. Our culture seems to praise anxiety and perfectionism-induced performance,…
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He’s the God of Small Things In Motherhood Too
Normally, on a Sunday afternoon during the girls’ naptime, I try to get some work done or lie down to…
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