By Jenny Rapson Being an Aunt Is One of the Greatest Joys of My Life
I will never forget the day I became an aunt 22 years ago; my 19-year-old self was rabidly excited. I…
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By Lauren Eberspacher When You Believe the Lie of Loneliness
We were on our way to a neighborhood barbecue, and I could feel my heart starting to race. I pulled…
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By Erin Artfitch Please Don’t Overlook That Beautiful Baby’s Mother
Honestly, I knew I looked like crap before I even walked out the door. I could blame it on the…
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I’m a Mom of a Teen; Here’s Why I’m Still Exhausted
I sit on the couch, my head bobbing as I desperately try to keep my eyes open. Every fiber of…
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By Amanda Motisi To the New Mom Wondering about Postpartum Anxiety
It is not entirely clear whether or not we should consider this postpartum anxiety, but it is certainly something we…
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By Stephanie Brophy The Toddler Stage Will Break You
The toddler stage will break you. It will test your patience when you’ve said the same thing over and over…
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By Anne Metz Your Kids Don’t Need You to be Their Everything
When I had my first child, my son, I was his everything. I was home full-time with him and my…
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By Chrissy Fox Roussel What Anxious Parents Forget When Expecting Multiples
“There’s three,” said my doctor, as my husband and I stared at the ultrasound screen, dumbfounded and in shock. I…
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By Terryn Drieling Dear Mama, One Day You’ll Wake Up and Realize You’ve Made it Through
When you’re in the throes of motherhood and you can’t see an end in sight, sometimes you feel as though…
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By Paige Pippin I Knew What Nursing Could Do For My Baby; I Had No Idea What it Could Do For My Heart
Much of motherhood is spent eating crow because of opinions you had before motherhood. Opinions you had no business having.…
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By Elizabeth Joyce Why I’m Still Going to be a Stay-at-Home Mom After All My Kids Are in School
I like to think that maybe it is just innocent small talk, but far too often, it feels quite judgmental—like…
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I Have Anxiety and Depression—and I’m a Good Mom
My name is Lauren. I have depression. And I’m a good mom. It took me a few months to…
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