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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When One Mom Cries, another Holds Her Heart
Booker T. Washington once said, “Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” You could hear…
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By Kristian Hunt These Are the Good Old Days We’ll Remember
From the moment we moved into our new home, this term was on my heart, and I knew I wanted…
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By Samantha Lyn Walljasper Grandmothers Are Givers of Good
Grandmothers are truly the most magnanimous beings in existence. They’ve completely exceeded any "glass ceiling of motherhood" in each and…
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By Lauren Barrett We’re Waiting To Adopt, and Sometimes I Fear We’ll be Waiting Forever
July 2021: I wasn’t pregnant. I stood in the apartment in New York City about to crumble in the tiny,…
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