Dear Busy Mom, Slow Down and Really See Your Kids
Hey there, busy mom! Why don't you take a minute? Put down that phone and just look at your kiddo.…
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Motherhood
By Crystal Fulmer Your Teenage Son Still Loves You—Just Differently
My eldest is turning sixteen in a little over three weeks. I still remember his hand in mine—up to the…
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By Angela Williams Glenn From the Other Side of Postpartum Depression
As I sit on the other side of depression, I feel like I could stay in these moments forever. It’s…
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By Kelsey Scism Nobody Talks about This Part of Senior Year
Here’s what we know about senior year: It goes by fast. It’s full. It's emotional. It’s busy. Each successive last…
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By Stacy Bronec Grandma Gets To be There
After seven hours in the car with three young kids, my husband and I sighed in relief as we parked…
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By Pamela Chandler The Thinkers and Doers of All the Things Are Tired
I was telling a friend how exhausting some of the invisible labor is around here, and she laughed and said,…
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Birth Can Be as Close to Death as It Is to Life
I sat there in my wheelchair, staring at the tiniest baby I had ever seen covered in what looked like…
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They Say Teens Will Come Back To You, But This Part Feels Hard
People tell me, "She'll come back to you." I hold onto those words like a lifeline, repeating them in my…
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By Caitlin Van Hefty There’s Special Magic In Hand-Me-Downs
When my husband and I became parents, we quickly learned that people weren’t lying when they said, “Just to warn…
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By Liz Koch The Phone Call
The phone rings and my stomach sinks when I see the caller ID. I already know what they’re going to…
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She Was Beautiful Then and She’s Beautiful Now
A memory popped up on my phone the other day. There she was in the photo. Five, maybe six. It…
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By Maggie O'Donnell New Beginnings Are Scary but Worth It
When my husband brought up the idea of moving back to my hometown nearly eight years ago, I didn’t want…
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