To the Mom In the Trenches: Make Room For Yourself
“I need to make room for myself,” I think quietly as I shove toys aside with my foot and toss…
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His First Haircut Was the Start of Letting Go
My son has the most beautiful curls. I remember when his hair started growing as a baby and a little…
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The Sports Mom Shows Up For Her Kids, No Matter What
We’re nearing the end of club baseball/softball season, and the burnout is real. The time away from home, burning through…
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Real Life Maternity Photos Are Beautiful Too
As a maternity and newborn photographer, my feed is full of radiant moms and seemingly tidy spaces in the families’…
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Having Babies and Toddlers Is Exhausting—but So, So Sweet
I took the girls to one of our favorite coffee shops last week and all around me were parents of…
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By Kate Katz You Used To Fit In My Lap
Hi Love, Remember when you could fit comfortably across my lap in this chair? I do. We’ve done a lot…
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By Kamie Maddocks 3 Common Phrases to Avoid Saying to Your Kids (and What To Say Instead)
Learning to love yourself is hard work. I did not grow up loving myself. Instead, I always felt inadequate, and…
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When You’re a Mom of Teens, You Never Pass up a Chance to Spend Time with Them
When your kids are little, nothing rings more true than the saying that the days are long but the years…
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By Enna Shoebridge They Love Each Other (and Sometimes They Don’t)
When I was pregnant with his baby sister, Forest kissed my belly and talked about all the wonderful things he…
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By Amy Williams Dear Stepmom, You’re Allowed to Grieve the Parts You Missed
All of it. Every single moment. Every single bump, bruise, and scar you weren’t there for. All of the things…
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I Love Being a Mom, But I Miss That Party Girl Sometimes
It's 7 p.m. on a Saturday night. Freshly showered and ready to take on whatever the night brings. I've just…
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Toddlers Can Teach Us Too
Before I was a mom and before I was a graduate student in developmental psychology, I was a daycare teacher.…
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