By Jenni Brennan I Love Being Their Mom But I Hate Being Their Teacher
My alarm wakes me before the sun has even come up and the first thing I do is reach for…
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By Liz Williams Dear Infertility, She is Stronger Than Your Pain
About 23 years. That’s how long I thought I was infertile. I was seven years old when doctors first…
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By Holly Lemons I’m Made To Be Your Mother
I may not be the best singer, but you want me to sing you to sleep every night. I may…
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By Sydney Hatcher And If You Can’t: A Mother’s Love Letter To Her Child in Heaven
Just shy of two years following my daughter's death, I lay in my bed pleading God for rest. My newborn…
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By Sarah Lewis Dear Grieving Mother, Don’t Let the World Pressure You Into Forgetting the Child You Lost
Grief is a vulture—circling the carrion of our loss as we watch from spectator seats. As if the loss of…
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By Caroline Murray To the Moms Who Make This Look Easy
Let’s hear it for the veteran moms. The old pros, the ones with experience. The moms who walk onto the…
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By Jheri Jordan When the Worrying Never Takes a Break
I was sitting in the hallway, leaning against the stair railing, and staring down the hall towards my kids’ rooms.…
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One of the Most Powerful Gifts We Give Our Children is Being Glad To See Them
I was so glad to see my teenager the other day. She got home from work unexpectedly early, when I…
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By Jillian Benfield Marry the Man Who Steps In
He steps in when I’m being stepped on. It’s not the most glamorous thing to say about your spouse, but…
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By Erin Hernandez Starting Out Behind isn’t a Life Sentence
A few weeks ago, our child psychologist described some areas of my toddler son's development as “low average.” And we…
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar I’ll Always Hold You, Because That’s What Mamas Do
Her scream was primal. She cried out in pain, grasping her stomach, “MOMMY, MOMMY . . .” I raced up…
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By Nicole Pilgrim Dear Teen Sometimes I Still Wonder: Was I a Good Enough Mom?
It always felt like we had so much time ahead of us. Plenty of time to teach them all they…
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