By Brianna Baranowski Anxiety Makes it Hard For Me To Accept the Help I Know I Need
I’m one of the lucky ones. I’m going to admit that now so you’re not mad later while reading. I…
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By Jennifer Bailey Postpartum is More Than the Clothes Not Fitting
You had a baby! Oh my goodness, you rockstar, you! Soaking up those precious baby smells, listening to beautiful lullabies,…
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By Megan Hardwick I Bought School Supplies Today—Please Don’t Judge Me
Please don't judge me. I’m standing in the store buying school supplies today. I’m filled with so many emotions as I…
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By Gail Hoffer-Loibl Dear Mama, It’s OK To Take a Break From the World Right Now
I gave birth to my first child in 2012, and all at once, the world around me seemed to shut…
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By Caroline Murray A Mama’s Heart Has To Learn How To Let Them Go
They leave for school and leave behind a trail of their morning activities. Half-eaten breakfast on the table. Shoes by…
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By Rachel Ketcham Dear Son, You Are What I’ve Been Waiting For
I’ve been there—in the depths of despair. Those dark and desolate nights when you feel as though loneliness completely envelopes…
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By Jessica Urlichs There Are No Goodbyes and a Thousand of Them As You Grow, My Child
When does it shift? Where my being enough for you, simply isn’t? Does it happen as quickly as Mommy to…
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By Kamrie Smith There’s Just Something About a Girl Dad
There’s just something about a girl dad. He has a hand gentle enough to tie hair ties, precise enough to…
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The Days Are Long and the Years Are Short—But the Middle of the Night Can Be Magic
The days are long but the years are short. This is one of the truest nuggets of overused parenting wisdom…
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Our Baby Chapter is Officially Over—And I Can’t Wait To See What Comes Next
Someone asked me the other day how I felt about the baby chapter of my life coming to an end. As…
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By Kris Ann Valdez The Chronicles of Motherhood and Mr. Fox
The glass doors slide open and our steps quicken in anticipation. It smells of fresh-printed ink and musky paper. The…
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By Her View From Home Will Anyone Love Him?
I didn’t expect the moment to happen, but it did. It happened in a big way. I was enjoying some…
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