Dear New Mom, Give Yourself a Little More Grace
Last summer, my friend and I sat with our husbands on the porch at our rented beach bungalow, vision casting…
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Last summer, my friend and I sat with our husbands on the porch at our rented beach bungalow, vision casting…
Continue Reading“Three boys? That’s so sad!” That’s what someone said to me last week, as she looked upon the smiling faces…
Continue ReadingI still smell my son’s head. He is 18 and witty and a homebody and his hair always smells like, well,…
Continue ReadingI opened the refrigerator door after dinner to store leftover chicken noodle soup. A neatly packed lunch bag caught my…
Continue ReadingThere’s a birthday in the house. I know tomorrow won’t really make you a whole year older. You’ve been hard…
Continue ReadingMy eyebrows furrowed at the sound of the garbage disposal gobbling up the remains of our lunch. I wiped down…
Continue ReadingI saw a lady struggling at the park. She was bandaging a skinned-up knee on one child while another was…
Continue ReadingI knew the question was coming. This was my fifth pregnancy. Care providers always ask it at the end of…
Continue ReadingAsking for help doesn’t make you weak, it highlights your deepest strength. Let’s see if this sounds familiar to any…
Continue ReadingToday, my darling, I could have done better. I’m glad you don’t know how much more I could have done…
Continue ReadingMy husband and I have been receiving fertility treatments for the last 18 months. Our insurance policy does not cover…
Continue ReadingIt was supposed to be a joke. His younger siblings were getting bubble bath for Christmas, knowing he no longer…
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