By Hannah Dearth Mom, You Were Enough
As a parent with children of my own, my mom will often apologize about my childhood when my siblings and…
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When Love Wears a Mask
The sound of my son's crying followed me everywhere, even in silence. Three months postpartum, in the thick of a…
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By Tracey Connors Kids Grow Up—It’s Not Sad, It’s Life
I remember the moment so clearly. It was as if something profound happened to make time stand still, yet it…
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Grandma’s Memory Books Are Keepsakes of Love
Just three weeks before her due date, she drove alone to a routine doctor's appointment. As she shuffled through the…
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By Lyncon Martinez I’ll Hold You Now Because You Won’t Be Little Forever
It's 3 a.m., and I am purely exhausted. I sit in silence listening to you breathe. I stare at your…
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By Her View From Home I Loved the Baby I Never Got to Meet
I woke up and my first thought was, “I don’t feel pregnant, at all.” I shrugged it off assuming I…
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By Kristin Cilente My Stepmom Loved Us Well
When I would host parties in high school, Jeanine (my stepmom for the last 20 years) would leave a note…
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The Truth Is Sometimes Moms Don’t Have Friends
As painful as it is to admit, I have no friends. Let me clarify. I have acquaintances with whom I…
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To My Teen: I’m Still Here
Dear teenage son, I know there's a lot you don't say. There are weights you carry on your ever broadening…
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By Kimberly Phyfe His Heart Belongs to Gaga
She didn’t start out as a Gaga. She started out as Grandma. A name my son couldn’t say for two…
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Parenting Older Teens is Like a Constant Case of the Sunday Scaries
If you’ve ever experienced the "Sunday Scaries," you know the feeling well. It’s a mix of anxiety, doom, and excitement…
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Why Is It So Easy To Blame Myself?
My toddler looks so funny with her one tooth. Now every time she smiles, I laugh. When she laughs, watching…
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