Go Ahead and Take 10 Sad Minutes
I could tell the moment she walked through the door that she’d had a hard day. Middle school is hard…
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By Linda Broder Grief Locked My Heart But Love Holds the Key
I didn’t think I could go to Paris with my husband and two children, Lizzie and Zack. We’d dreamed about…
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Don’t Forget to Take the Photos of Mom—She Deserves to Be in Them, Too
There's a trend on social media of women posting videos of themselves laughing and being flirtatious, acting like it’s their…
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My Daughter Has Dyslexia and She’s My Hero
My daughter is smart, hard-working, artistic, and compassionate . . . and she has dyslexia. Our society has created a…
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By Jenny Vanderberg Shannon There’s No Shame in Being a Mom Who Cries
I had never been much of a crier. Not during sappy rom-coms, not when I cut my finger to the…
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By Stephanie Kramm Children Will Remember the Little Moments With You
My creative 7-year-old recently learned how to make paper claws. Because of this new skill, we now have paper claws…
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By Laura Freeland Prematurity Leaves Scars on a Mother’s Heart
November is Prematurity Awareness Month. Since 2003, the leading prematurity awareness organization has raised funds and worked to protect moms…
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By Whitney Fleming Raising Teens is Easy, As Long As You Do All of These Things
Editor's Note: *This is a tongue-in-cheek post about raising teens because this is hard I have no idea why people…
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By Linda Orleans Leaving the Nest is Not an Option for My Daughter
The season I’ve been preparing for the past several years is here. This is the season my autistic daughter’s peers…
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By Tricia Arthur All That Matters When You’re Overwhelmed is That You’re Overwhelmed
I slashed through the cardboard with a serrated knife because, like everything else in my life, my kitchen shears were…
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By Stephanie Thompson I’m Thankful For Every Moment, Because It Only Takes One To Change Everything
My sobs interrupted the sound of silence. As my husband and I prepared to take our son to college, I…
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This Broken Road To Motherhood Shaped Me
It was a beautiful day in July, warm and sunny, when I found out I was no longer a mother.…
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