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Dear Mama, These Years With Older Kids Are Worth Waiting For

Motherhood, Relationships, Teen, Tween
March 21, 2018
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By Elizabeth Spencer

Dear Mama, These Years With Older Kids Are Worth Waiting For

When my girls were little, people at the library or church or in the grocery store would smile at them…

Kids, Motherhood
March 20, 2018
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By Emily Solberg

I’m Not Your Friend, I’m Your Mother

Dear child, You are the single most important thing to me in the world. Words cannot convey the depth of…

Why I’m Glad I Broke That Promise To Myself

Motherhood
March 19, 2018
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By Anneliese Lawton

Why I’m Glad I Broke That Promise To Myself

When I became a mom, I made myself a promise: I would never lose myself in motherhood. I never believed…

Kids, Motherhood
March 19, 2018
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By Heather Duckworth

This is 11

I watch her as she sits on the back porch, laughing with her friends. She pushes her long, dark hair…

Why Do I Even Bother Going To Church When I’m So Distracted By My Kids?

Faith, Motherhood
March 18, 2018
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By Nicole Schoolfield

Why Do I Even Bother Going To Church When I’m So Distracted By My Kids?

I plopped into the pew out of breath. We made it just in time. My toddler in his dad’s arms,…

Time Weaves a Mother’s Tapestry From Two Windows in Manhattan

Journal, Motherhood
March 18, 2018
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By Ann V. Klotz

Time Weaves a Mother’s Tapestry From Two Windows in Manhattan

I am staying overnight in my oldest daughter’s apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It was a quick…

Having Kids is Hard. I Think I’ll Do It Again.

Motherhood
March 17, 2018
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By Reanna Spain

Having Kids is Hard. I Think I’ll Do It Again.

Here I am, hair unwashed, wearing a day-old t-shirt stretched from the countless times I've offered my breast to my…

Babies “R” Us is Closing: The End of a Precious Era of My Motherhood

Journal, Motherhood
March 16, 2018
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By Mary Ann Blair

Babies “R” Us is Closing: The End of a Precious Era of My Motherhood

I found out recently my local Babies “R” Us store was going out of business. Of course, this meant I…

Motherhood, You Surprise Me In So Many Ways

Motherhood
March 16, 2018
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By AJ Wilson

Motherhood, You Surprise Me In So Many Ways

Motherhood, oh Motherhood, you have truly crushed my expectations. I saw you differently from a distance while I waited for…

Journal, Motherhood
March 15, 2018
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By Nicole Merritt

To the Lady at Pei-Wei With Seven Kids

My Reality: To the lady at Pei-Wei with seven kids, My name is Nicole. I am pretty sure you saw…

Health, Motherhood
March 15, 2018
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By Brea Schmidt

To the Mama Who Feels Like a Failure

Last week, I was clearing the kitchen table and scrubbing the floor below it; a standard action in a house…

The Baby Stage? Not My Favorite—But I’m Not Wishing It Away.

Kids, Motherhood
March 15, 2018
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By Lisa Mullen

The Baby Stage? Not My Favorite—But I’m Not Wishing It Away.

I’m going to confess something that might make a lot of mommies gasp: I don’t love the baby stage. …

Motherhood

Dear Mama, These Years With Older Kids Are Worth Waiting For

I’m Not Your Friend, I’m Your Mother

Why I’m Glad I Broke That Promise To Myself

This is 11

Why Do I Even Bother Going To Church When I’m So Distracted By My Kids?

Time Weaves a Mother’s Tapestry From Two Windows in Manhattan

Having Kids is Hard. I Think I’ll Do It Again.

Babies “R” Us is Closing: The End of a Precious Era of My Motherhood

Motherhood, You Surprise Me In So Many Ways

To the Lady at Pei-Wei With Seven Kids

To the Mama Who Feels Like a Failure

The Baby Stage? Not My Favorite—But I’m Not Wishing It Away.

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