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To Those Who Know the Unpredictable Grief of Miscarriage

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
July 19, 2021
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By Shanna Tompkins

To Those Who Know the Unpredictable Grief of Miscarriage

Sometimes it just hits you like a freight train. One minute you are sitting on the couch, the kids are…

Motherhood
July 19, 2021
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By Shannon Whitmore

Dear Mom, You Made it Look So Easy

My parents have an old photo of them lounging with us kids in the backyard. It’s one of many from…

I Wonder if She Knows How Amazing She is

Kids, Motherhood
July 17, 2021
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By Melissa Gill

I Wonder if She Knows How Amazing She is

I wonder if she knows. Oftentimes I wonder if Lillyana knows how different her life is. I would have never…

Motherhood
July 16, 2021
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By Dana Storino

The Next Four Minutes

Four minutes. My future, cradled in the hands of the universe, will be revealed in the next 240 seconds. The…

Kids, Motherhood
July 16, 2021
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By Alexis Linehan

The Magic of Twins

There’s something magical about being the mother of twins, especially identical twins. It’s like having a front-row seat to a…

Baby, Motherhood
July 15, 2021
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By Elizabeth Musser

Sweet Baby, Time is Flying With You

As I sit here and collect my thoughts, it takes every ounce of my being not to wallow in sadness.…

Motherhood
July 15, 2021
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By Cassie Gottula Shaw

Dear Daughter, I Dreamed of You

I watch her sleeping peacefully, and I wonder who she’ll be. I wonder what will matter to her. I wonder…

Motherhood
July 14, 2021
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By Hollie Singleton

Motherhood is Summertime

We wait for it with bated breath, certain of its fulfillment— The changing of seasons that brings with it unmatched…

Motherhood
July 14, 2021
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By Elizabeth Spencer

Moms Are the Holders

Moms are the holders. We hold our babies, at all their ages. We hold them in morning’s earliest hours and…

Sometimes Depression Looks Like Dirty Dishes in the Sink

Motherhood
July 14, 2021
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar

Sometimes Depression Looks Like Dirty Dishes in the Sink

Depression and anxiety are real. They aren't physical, but you can see them if you look close enough. Depression is…

Please Stop Telling Our Adopted Child How Lucky She Is

Motherhood
July 14, 2021
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By Kirstyn Wegner

Please Stop Telling Our Adopted Child How Lucky She Is

I know it seems like a very nice thing to say. I know you mean well when you say it.…

Kids, Motherhood
July 14, 2021
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By Andrea Hope

Here’s To The Little Brothers

As a teacher, it was always amusing to me to get younger siblings of former students, particularly the little brothers…

Motherhood

To Those Who Know the Unpredictable Grief of Miscarriage

Dear Mom, You Made it Look So Easy

I Wonder if She Knows How Amazing She is

The Next Four Minutes

The Magic of Twins

Sweet Baby, Time is Flying With You

Dear Daughter, I Dreamed of You

Motherhood is Summertime

Moms Are the Holders

Sometimes Depression Looks Like Dirty Dishes in the Sink

Please Stop Telling Our Adopted Child How Lucky She Is

Here’s To The Little Brothers

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