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Grief, Loss, Motherhood
March 24, 2022
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By Michelle Valiukenas

Here in the Gray Space of Grief

A few months ago, we celebrated our son’s first birthday. We had a great day and a small birthday party…

Dear Mom of a Big Kid Who Wonders if Your Presence Still Matters

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
March 23, 2022
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By Michele Buckner Samodurov

Dear Mom of a Big Kid Who Wonders if Your Presence Still Matters

I get it. They are older now. Some of them drive themselves to practices, even. They are coming and going…

Motherhood, Teen
March 23, 2022
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By Hillary Rodriguez

I’m an Always Say “I Love You” Mom

Recently I wondered why my teen was taking so long (well, longer actually because she is a teen after all)…

Today I Dressed the Barbies For the Last Time

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
March 23, 2022
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By Angela Hampton

Today I Dressed the Barbies For the Last Time

After three girls, we amassed a collection of Barbies and American Girl Dolls that would rival any toy store on…

Baby, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
March 23, 2022
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By Wendy C

A Mother’s Grief Belongs To Her

“I’m sorry, your baby has passed.” Those were words I never thought would have been directed at me. Yet, on…

She’s 13, and I Can Feel Her Slipping Through My Fingers

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
March 22, 2022
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By Angela Williams Glenn

She’s 13, and I Can Feel Her Slipping Through My Fingers

I feel like here, on the cusp of becoming a teenager, I can feel you slipping through my fingers as…

Dear Daycare Provider, Thank You For Loving My Babies

Living, Motherhood
March 22, 2022
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By Alicia K. Albertson

Dear Daycare Provider, Thank You For Loving My Babies

My kids have a wonderful daycare/preschool. They’ve gone to the same place since they were six weeks old. I was…

Faith, Motherhood
March 22, 2022
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By Mikaela Jackson

These Quiet Days Matter the Most

As the sun began to set and the golden hour made its way through the windows of our home, I…

When the Diagnosis Comes, Your Strength Multiplies

Baby, Motherhood
March 21, 2022
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By Jenna Hatfield

When the Diagnosis Comes, Your Strength Multiplies

Hey mama, Yeah, you. The one who just got what feels like the most devastating news possible about that little…

Moving Forward After Child Loss Doesn’t Mean Forgetting You

Grief, Motherhood
March 20, 2022
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By Missy Hillmer

Moving Forward After Child Loss Doesn’t Mean Forgetting You

A new year means new beginnings. I have been trying to do that since the day you left me. Hey…

What Would Mom Do? Oh, How I Wish I Could Ask Her

Grief, Grown Children, Motherhood
March 20, 2022
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By Lindie Alsdorf

What Would Mom Do? Oh, How I Wish I Could Ask Her

I was lucky enough to share my first almost-three years of motherhood with my mom, sort of. She had been…

Baby, Motherhood
March 20, 2022
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By Beth Bacon

You Won’t Remember These Long Nights

This is for the mama who is aimlessly scrolling social media at 3 a.m. trying to stay awake as you…

Motherhood

Here in the Gray Space of Grief

Dear Mom of a Big Kid Who Wonders if Your Presence Still Matters

I’m an Always Say “I Love You” Mom

Today I Dressed the Barbies For the Last Time

A Mother’s Grief Belongs To Her

She’s 13, and I Can Feel Her Slipping Through My Fingers

Dear Daycare Provider, Thank You For Loving My Babies

These Quiet Days Matter the Most

When the Diagnosis Comes, Your Strength Multiplies

Moving Forward After Child Loss Doesn’t Mean Forgetting You

What Would Mom Do? Oh, How I Wish I Could Ask Her

You Won’t Remember These Long Nights

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