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To the Mothers Whose Hearts are Aching This Holiday Season

Loss, Motherhood
November 30, 2018
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By Ashley I. Arinez

To the Mothers Whose Hearts are Aching This Holiday Season

As the trees and the temperature remind us that the holidays are near, I know you’re reminded about something else,…

My House is Usually Full of Other People’s Kids—and I Love it

Motherhood, Teen
November 30, 2018
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By Jacqueline Miller

My House is Usually Full of Other People’s Kids—and I Love it

This week, my husband is traveling, which leaves me home with the kids. In my house, that means a revolving…

Marriage, Motherhood
November 30, 2018
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By Caroline Poser

I Was Better Off Divorced

“Oh, I’m so sorry,” the nurse said at my baby’s 18-month checkup. I put my hands over my going-on-3-year-old’s ears, a…

If I Want to Raise a Godlike Woman, I Have to Be One Myself

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
November 30, 2018
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By Elizabeth Stone

If I Want to Raise a Godlike Woman, I Have to Be One Myself

I’ll never forget how I felt when I found out I was pregnant with a baby girl. My mind instantly…

The Lies Parents Tell: Why I’m Ready to Break Up with the Magic of Childhood

Kids, Motherhood
November 29, 2018
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By Amy Betters-Midtvedt

The Lies Parents Tell: Why I’m Ready to Break Up with the Magic of Childhood

If you see me running through the town, screaming in the dead of the night, it will hands-down be from…

Naming My Depression Makes Me a Better Mother

Living, Motherhood
November 29, 2018
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By Allison Byxbe

Naming My Depression Makes Me a Better Mother

This is a confession to you, my kids, an apology of sorts. I am painfully aware of the ways I…

Kids, Motherhood
November 29, 2018
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By Britt LeBoeuf

My Baby, I’ll Follow You

I'll follow you. Down the corridor of that hospital wing as they push you in your bassinet and me in…

Dear Pre-Baby Body, Thanks For Getting Me Here

Baby, Motherhood
November 29, 2018
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By Kelli Bachara

Dear Pre-Baby Body, Thanks For Getting Me Here

Hello, you young thing, I saw a picture of you the other day, a picture of you standing by a…

Your Teen Will Break Your Heart—But I Promise, You’ll Survive

Motherhood, Teen
November 28, 2018
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By Whitney Fleming

Your Teen Will Break Your Heart—But I Promise, You’ll Survive

I've truly enjoyed raising my kids. Sure, it's been exhausting—the laundry, the cooking meals, the shuttling to all the activities—but…

I Am Their Comforter Because I Am Their Mother

Kids, Motherhood
November 28, 2018
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By Jillian Benfield

I Am Their Comforter Because I Am Their Mother

I am their comforter. Something happens when my babies turn two. For two years, my babes have eyes for me,…

Motherhood, Teen
November 28, 2018
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By Dana Young

I’m Embracing Our Almost-Empty Nest

Three men live in my house now. Once there was just one man and two rowdy little boys, but one…

Kids, Motherhood
November 28, 2018
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By Megan Ruzomberka

The Scary Kind of Yelling

I did the scary kind of yelling last night when my 3-year-old would not stop messing with a package of…

Motherhood

To the Mothers Whose Hearts are Aching This Holiday Season

My House is Usually Full of Other People’s Kids—and I Love it

I Was Better Off Divorced

If I Want to Raise a Godlike Woman, I Have to Be One Myself

The Lies Parents Tell: Why I’m Ready to Break Up with the Magic of Childhood

Naming My Depression Makes Me a Better Mother

My Baby, I’ll Follow You

Dear Pre-Baby Body, Thanks For Getting Me Here

Your Teen Will Break Your Heart—But I Promise, You’ll Survive

I Am Their Comforter Because I Am Their Mother

I’m Embracing Our Almost-Empty Nest

The Scary Kind of Yelling

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