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You Sat in Your High Chair For the Last Time Today

Baby, Motherhood, Toddler
October 4, 2021
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By Julia Vorobiev

You Sat in Your High Chair For the Last Time Today

Neither of us knew it would be the last time. Like so many transitions we’ve made, I spent months contemplating…

As Long As I Live I’ll Carry You With Me

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 4, 2021
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By Maria Lauren

As Long As I Live I’ll Carry You With Me

Seven years ago I was pregnant with you, my first baby. The excitement I felt when I saw that little…

I Give So Much To Everyone Else That There’s Nothing Left For Me

Living, Marriage, Motherhood
October 3, 2021
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By Michelle Goering

I Give So Much To Everyone Else That There’s Nothing Left For Me

I would like to feel I am mythic: a hero, with a breastplate and sword, invincible. Some days, though, I…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
October 3, 2021
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By Pri Walker

10 Came Entirely Too Soon

They said don’t blink, but I didn’t understand. And before we knew it, you filled up two full hands. On…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 2, 2021
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By Lisa Hromada

To the Loss Mom Questioning God

Although God doesn’t always shield us from our challenges, he does promise to transform us through them. If you’ve ever…

Everything Seems Better After a Good Night’s Sleep

Baby, Living, Motherhood
October 1, 2021
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By Natalie Howson Price

Everything Seems Better After a Good Night’s Sleep

I have learned that everything seems a bit brighter, and that life feels more manageable when I have had a good…

Baby, Motherhood
October 1, 2021
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By Katelyn Washington

Back to ‘Mommy’ Again

I’m mommy again after being mother for so long. . . and I didn’t know how badly I needed to…

No One Will Love You More, Because I Am Your Mom

Child, Motherhood
September 30, 2021
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar

No One Will Love You More, Because I Am Your Mom

To my kids: I will love you through the mad. When I’m yelling like a whistling kettle that needs to…

Dear Teen, I’m Down To 5 Years Left With You

Motherhood, Teen
September 30, 2021
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By Jill Robinson

Dear Teen, I’m Down To 5 Years Left With You

And then there were five. Five measly years left with you. How could that ever be enough? How could five…

I Wish My Dad Was a More Involved Grandparent

Living, Motherhood
September 30, 2021
5K Views
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By Her View From Home

I Wish My Dad Was a More Involved Grandparent

Growing up, I never fit in. I was that awkward girl who could never really relate to anyone, the girl…

Motherhood, Tween
September 29, 2021
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By Jenny Albers

When She’s 10

I will tell you that it was just yesterday that my daughter was born. My brain recalls with such clarity the…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 29, 2021
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By Kelly Cervantes

When There’s No New Normal

7:30 a.m. Cut the pill with the pill cutter. Crush the pill with the pill crusher. Carefully pour the pill…

Motherhood

You Sat in Your High Chair For the Last Time Today

As Long As I Live I’ll Carry You With Me

I Give So Much To Everyone Else That There’s Nothing Left For Me

10 Came Entirely Too Soon

To the Loss Mom Questioning God

Everything Seems Better After a Good Night’s Sleep

Back to ‘Mommy’ Again

No One Will Love You More, Because I Am Your Mom

Dear Teen, I’m Down To 5 Years Left With You

I Wish My Dad Was a More Involved Grandparent

When She’s 10

When There’s No New Normal

Get It Now

So God Made a Mother