By Kristen Gardiner This is Why People With Depression Don’t Reach Out For Help
Reach out for help. This is such a simple phrase. But putting those words into action feels anything but simple…
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By Christine Koehring You Grew Into a Little Boy When I Wasn’t Looking
Dear son, I’m sorry I missed it. The moments you grew. The changes that have occurred now that you’re a…
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By Jessica Urlichs Dear New Mom, Some Days You Might Think You Can’t Do This—But You Can
From one mom to a mother, People will paint you pictures about motherhood in rainbows, you will forget that rain…
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By Deidra Darst To the Mother I Was Before Autism
Dear self, Hi. It's me . . . well, you . . . it's you from the future. I wanted…
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By Jenny Albers My Baby Fever Can’t Be Cured
My cheeks become flushed as my eyes scan a pregnancy announcement. In an instant, I begin to sweat. My womb…
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By Her View From Home Pregnancy Reopened the Wound My Mother Left Behind
I was born on August 14th in the heat of the California summer. I was the first of the two…
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Everything About the Upcoming School Year Feels Wrong
Everything about the upcoming school year feels wrong. We're approaching the final stretch of summer, but plans haven't been finalized.…
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By Molly DeFrank A Woman at Target Made Me Cry Today
I bumbled through the Target aisles with two kids under two. The toddler screamed from the cart like a curly-headed…
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By Katelyn Brown It’s OK, My Child, I Know How To Fix it
Smiles turn to sobs. Giggles turn to groans. Squeals turn to screams. There are moments where I can hear pieces…
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By Vicki Bahr My Daughter is a Teacher and I’m Nervous For Her To Be Back in the Classroom
She’s nervous, I can tell. This whole back-to-school scenario is frightening to her. “What if nobody can understand me with…
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By Jillian Benfield “A Different Life is Not a Less Life” Mom Responds to Despicable Social Media Message
It goes deeper than this one story. A Colorado kindergarten teacher allegedly said the following on social media: I'm so…
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By Rachel Whalen The Orca Who Quietly Showed Us How To Grieve a Child is Pregnant Again
Oh, Mama Orca! Two summers ago, we watched as you grieved your calf who died. We watched as you carried…
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