I Cried the Day I Dropped Her Off at Daycare and I Cried the Day We Left
I cried the day I dropped her off. My heart was heavy as a first-time mom. She was our miracle—the…
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By Dr. Emily Guarnotta When Grief and Postpartum Collide
“It’s brain cancer.” The words reverberated through the phone. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I was three months…
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I Raised My Kids, Now I Love Watching Them Raise Theirs
I already raised my kids. I already had the endless days, the sleepless nights, the tantrums, and the training. I…
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By Laura Childers My Teen Is Ready to Move Out and I Have to Let Him Go
Kids grow up and move out. But while some people might look forward to an empty nest, I am not…
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By Marissa Benners Toxic Favoritism Is Grown Up Bullying
It may have happened two decades ago, but I recall in vivid detail the day my best friend decided to…
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By Jenny Albers No One Really Prepares You for Parenting a Teenager
Sometime during my first pregnancy, my doctor handed me a folder containing a wealth of information. In it was a…
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By Brianna Baranowski Starting Over in Your Career? You’ve Got This.
I don’t regret a single step that led me further from my career and closer to my family. Did I…
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I’m Here. I See You. Let Go.
The sounds of laughter thundered down upon my shoulders, bouncing off the walls of the enclosed playground inside a local…
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By Her View From Home It Doesn’t Always Take a Village
They say it takes a village to raise children. That all moms need the support of a group. That you're…
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By Vicki Bahr A Grandma’s Love Carries On
Until today, I never really thought about the fact that my favorite picture on the middle bookshelf in our great…
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Dear Daughter, The Mirror Doesn’t Reflect the Beauty I See in You
I knew this was coming. From the very first moment the doctor said, "It's a girl!" I knew I'd have…
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By Marissa Khosh Before I Knew Loss
Sometimes I miss those days of innocence. Those days before the grief. Those days before our reality became a repetitive…
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