By Tabitha Yates Parenting With PTSD Has Made Me a Helicopter Mom
One afternoon I sat, gently swaying and patting my son’s back, after nursing him. I allowed my hand to rest…
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By Rachel Weidner My Son Holds My Heart
This necklace has rested over my heart for almost a year now, and in that time it's come to symbolize…
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By Stevie Swift I’m Raising a Busy Boy
My boy lifted his little newborn head up off the bed while we were still in the hospital–straining and red-faced,…
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By Stacie Gallman She Lived and She Was Loved
I carried my daughter even though she had a life-limiting diagnosis. I was 16-weeks pregnant when my OB called and…
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By Tina Szymczak To the Mom Struggling With Anxiety and Depression: Get Help for Your Kids’ Sake
As a teenager, I was suicidal and received intensive counseling for my depression and anxiety. I also tried medication for…
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By Stephanie Kramm A Big Kid Is Born
The worn-out sock monkey with the Christmas hat went to bed with him every night. It was a gift from…
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller “Mama, Can You Die From a Broken Heart?”
She’s listening to country songs as her hair is blowing in the wind. She looks and feels older than she…
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By Sheryl St. Aubin From the Mom of a Special Needs Child: A Happy Halloween Starts With Building Awareness
Every year around this time, I am asked the same question: "Do you have any good tips on how to…
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By Maria Faller I Miss Being a Sports Mom
I am sitting here watching the epic movie Remember the Titans with my boys and I start feeling the pulling…
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By Laura Domer-Shank Sensitive Sons Grow Up To Be Great Husbands
My boy always cried. He was the kid who I dropped off for playdates only to be called an hour…
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By Rebecca Henninger Cherish the Tiny Moments of Childhood
I wish that young-mom me had listened more carefully to the wisdom of moms, aunts, cousins, and grandmas. “You’ll miss…
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By Amber Kruse To the Mom I Swore I’d Never Be, I Get it Now
To the mom I swore I'd never be, I just want to say I'm sorry. I saw you before I…
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