By Kristen Gardiner This is What it Feels Like to Truly Love Your Children—But Feel Like You Want to Die At the Same Time
I laid on the bathroom floor, crying. My last pregnancy was one of the lowest points of my life. Logically,…
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By Christina Antus The Basement Bedroom
Last week I moved down to the basement bedroom. I was on day three of what would be a nine-day…
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By Jenny Rapson Solidarity, Mamas: Science Proves We’re Sleep-Deprived For at Least 6 Years After Baby
No one ever knows quite what they're getting into when they have a baby, no matter how many baby books…
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Study Says August-Born Kids Who Aren’t Held Back Have a Harder Time In School
I remember it well: nearly-5-year-old me, throwing a huge hissy fit at my mom because I wanted to go to…
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By Stephanie Eckles Amidst the Tired, the Rush, the Never-Ending Needs, Mothers Are Called to be Joyful
Upturned faces. “Mommy! Mommy!” on their lips. Sometimes cheerful, sometimes in despair. Always expectant, always seeking resolution. Today, like many,…
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By Her View From Home To the Mothers Who Mothered Me
When I was 16 I dropped out of high school halfway through my junior year. After numerous moves state-to-state from…
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By Catherine Writer We’ll Never Bring Another Baby Home Again
There is a kind of grieving, a kind of death that envelops you when you can’t have any more children. …
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By Kendra Barnes Sometimes We Get it All Wrong in Motherhood, But That’s Not What They’ll Remember
A 2-year-old’s mind is a funny thing. It never forgets the mention of a treat. It remembers that four-letter-word you…
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It’s Hard Being a Mom When You Don’t Have Your Own Mother to Lean On
Can a mother really be your best friend? I have friends and family members who claim it is possible. At…
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By Stephanie Regalado Choosing Unexpected Life
The text came in from my almost 16-year-old daughter late that night. Can we talk? My children and I were…
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By Alaina V. Fletcher The Curves I Gained Becoming Your Mom Are Worth Every Ounce
I used to be fit and thin, but then I became a mom. I used to go running for the…
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By Kate Thornalley When We Were the Center of Their Worlds
“We don’t want a baby who is too dependent.” “We don’t want a baby who is too attached.” So we…
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