By Kris Ann Valdez I May Have Wanted a Girl, But I Needed You
We had one of each—the boy, the girl. Maybe I shouldn’t have cared which way the third went, but I…
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Sometimes I Wonder If I’m a Good Mom
Sometimes I wonder if I am doing a good enough job for them. I don’t always feed them the right…
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By Courtney Devich Why I Put Down the Bottle for Good
“Would you like a drink?” “No, thank you though,” I usually reply. Sometimes I’ll throw in a, “No, I don’t…
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By Jamie Duhn Right Now, I’m the Default Parent but I Still Need You
The default parent. I didn’t know I was the default parent until I started reading about it on social media…
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By Marissa Khosh Seeing Two Pink Lines Changes Everything, Even if They Disappear
Today I came across a picture and it made me cry. Then I came across another one and felt the…
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This is the Summer of Us
Mom guilt hit me hard the moment the bus stop chatter started to rumble with talk of all things camp…
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By Tajuana Paige My Body, Mind, and Heart Agree: I’m Done Having Babies
When you know, you know. I've always wanted children. My pre-kid brain in my teenage years and forever 20s era…
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By Megan Honor Pesch Finally Enjoying the Ride: My Minivan at 100,000 Miles
I pull my minivan up into the carpool lane at the special education preschool my daughter attends. Odessa comes running…
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By Angela Williams Glenn Our Daughters Will Find Their Self Worth So Much Sooner Than We Did
Watching our daughters grow into who they’re becoming is beautiful and painful at the same time. As a mother to…
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By Lauren Benson 4 Questions to Ask Yourself When Mom Guilt Creeps In
As a mom of two boys and a past riddled with childhood trauma, mom guilt hits harder for me than…
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By Cat Borg There Is Beauty in the In-Between
She's at that in-between stage—not a young child, not a teen. She's tall. So very tall. And a little bit…
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My Child Looks Different From Most—and It’s Okay To Ask Me Why
The last time I took the girls to the children's museum, my toddler was playing at the LEGO table, and…
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