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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If You’re Stuck in the Angry Room
Recently, a good friend and I were chatting about the upcoming weekend. Her daughter, a first-grader, went to a birthday…
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The Rock Bottom Rebuild
The year was 2012. I had three little boys ages one, three, and five. My husband had gotten on the…
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College Means Our Home Is Not His Home Anymore
He was home! As he walked in the door, I breathed a sigh of relief. I had followed his trip…
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By Amy Keyes We’re Building Precious Memories through These Family Traditions
I am sitting in my happiest place in the world: a beach in Puerto Vallarta in the middle of a…
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By Emaline Ashe My Son, You Were More than Worth the Wait
About a year before my son was born, I’d given up the dream of becoming a parent. The road to…
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Youth Sports Doesn’t Need Bleachers Full of Coaches
"Why did that guy yell at you?" my 11-year-old daughter asked me after my 13-year-old son's basketball game. My response…
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