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Even as I’m Letting You Go, You’ll Always Be My Little Boy

Kids, Motherhood, Teen
August 28, 2018
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By Jennifer Waugh

Even as I’m Letting You Go, You’ll Always Be My Little Boy

Dear Son, The other day when I visited the children's museum, your younger sister played in the bulldozer section, the…

What It Feels Like to Parent With Anxiety

Child, Mental Health, Motherhood
August 28, 2018
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By Amanda Carew

What It Feels Like to Parent With Anxiety

When my second child was born he wasn't crying. I immediately sat up in the hospital bed and asked the nurses…

Journal, Motherhood
August 27, 2018
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By Kelli Bachara

Don’t Forget the Mom

Don’t forget the mom. Whatever you do, please don’t forget her. Family members, when you go to visit her and…

Child, Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood
August 27, 2018
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By Mary Ann Blair

Spread Your Wings and Fly, My Darling

Twenty years. It is hard to wrap my mind around that number. Twenty years ago this month, at the ripe…

Baby, Child, Motherhood
August 27, 2018
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By Nicole Merritt

Hello Beautiful Mama, Can You Hear Me?

“Hello. Can you hear me?” I asked. She couldn't hear me. She was so focused on that beautiful baby. She…

There’s So Much to Do, But I Spent Time With You

Child, Journal, Kids, Motherhood, Relationships, Tween
August 26, 2018
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By Leslie Means

There’s So Much to Do, But I Spent Time With You

There’s just so much to do. Three kids, a puking cat, a smelly crayfish, wilting plants on the front porch,…

Kids, Motherhood
August 26, 2018
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By Leah Peterson

John McCain Made Me A Better Mom

In the summer of 2000, I was a wide-eyed Nebraska girl who landed an internship in Washington DC. I worked…

I’m a Mother Who Dreads Sleep, Because it’s Then the Nightmares Haunt Me

Journal, Motherhood
August 25, 2018
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By Kayla Runkel

I’m a Mother Who Dreads Sleep, Because it’s Then the Nightmares Haunt Me

I woke up abruptly, heart palpitating, eyes wet with tears, desperately trying to pull myself back to reality so I…

Baby, Motherhood, Toddler
August 24, 2018
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By Carolyn Moore

I Hold You Still

There are nights you fight sleep with every ounce of your being. You writhe in my arms. Pull away from…

Dear Mom, I’m All Grown Up But I Still Need You

Grown Children, Journal, Motherhood, Relationships
August 24, 2018
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By Megan Vollmer

Dear Mom, I’m All Grown Up But I Still Need You

Dear Mom, I get it now. I get why you would hide in your bathroom and beg us to leave…

I’m Living With a Threenager—And I Love It

Child, Kids, Motherhood
August 24, 2018
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By Mary Ann Blair

I’m Living With a Threenager—And I Love It

The terrible twos. An expression that can fill a first-time mom’s heart with fear and trepidation on the eve of…

To My Friend Who Loves My Children Like Her Own

Journal, Kids, Motherhood, Relationships
August 23, 2018
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By Whitney Fleming

To My Friend Who Loves My Children Like Her Own

“Oh, it’s no big deal,” I said to my child as she desperately searched her bag for the toy that…

Motherhood

Even as I’m Letting You Go, You’ll Always Be My Little Boy

What It Feels Like to Parent With Anxiety

Don’t Forget the Mom

Spread Your Wings and Fly, My Darling

Hello Beautiful Mama, Can You Hear Me?

There’s So Much to Do, But I Spent Time With You

John McCain Made Me A Better Mom

I’m a Mother Who Dreads Sleep, Because it’s Then the Nightmares Haunt Me

I Hold You Still

Dear Mom, I’m All Grown Up But I Still Need You

I’m Living With a Threenager—And I Love It

To My Friend Who Loves My Children Like Her Own

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