Dear Kids, Not Now
Here's to telling our kids no and not now. I consider myself a very hands-on mom. I love to play…
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Motherhood
By Jennifer Toscano From the Moment a Baby is Placed in Her Arms, a Mother is Never the Same Again
On the day that sweet newborn is placed in her arms, a mother is born. She never was one before…
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By Linsey Driskill Believing in Your Kids When They Mess Up Changes Everything
I couldn’t believe the words that came out of my dad’s mouth. I was in high school and had made…
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By Maralee Bradley My Baby Doesn’t Care That I’m An Old Mom
I remember when my husband and I were young and in love and imagining the next decades of our lives…
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By Sheryl St. Aubin School Aide Allegedly Staples Note On a Child With Autism—Why All Parents Need To Be Aware
A paper being stapled to a child’s head as a “reminder” to bring a water bottle from home. That is…
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I Wish I Wouldn’t Have Given Up On Friendship When I Became a Mom
When I was pregnant with my first child, I imagined my future afternoons would be filled with mimosa-powered playdates, and…
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By Natasha Smith ‘Advanced Maternal Age’ Does Not Define You
"Matured maternal age." Those are the words I saw listed on my medical chart at my last doctor’s visit. And…
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I Should Have Loved Them First
The acrid aroma pierced my awareness before the sound of the alarm did. Consciousness desperately trying to break through the…
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By HVFH Contributor You’re Exactly the Right Mom For That Wild Child of Yours
Hey, mama. I see you with that bundle of energy. I see those ladies at the post office watching you…
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My Husband and I Are Different Parents To Our Kids, and That’s OK
It's officially 8:30 p.m.—another day survived in mommyhood. As you sit on the couch listening to the white noise of…
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Raising Daughters is a Work of the Heart
Sugar and spice, and everything nice. That's what girls are (supposed to be) made of. But, what about grit? Determination.…
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By Mary Ann Blair A Mama’s Heart Sees the Beauty Between Those Growth Chart Marks
A homemade oversized ruler hangs at one end of our hallway. It is covered with carefully placed blue and white…
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