By Sandra Samoska Those Little Hands Change But Mine Stay the Same
When you were born, your little hand curled around my finger. I marveled at the small lines across your palm,…
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Motherhood
It’s OK to Stay Home, Mama
I did it. I quit (or at the very least, paused) my dependable job as a middle school teacher to…
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By Karen Johnson To the Moms of Littles Who Feel a Little Jealous
This is written to the moms of littles. The moms holding a baby in a front carrier (or in their…
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By Hannah Carpenter I’m Too Tired to Be a Mom Today
I'm too tired to be a mom today. I'm too tired to break up one more fight about the Playstation.…
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By Katie Logue Do I Dare Ask For More?
Waking up to my sweet, smiling boy I realize it wasn't a dream. This is my reality. My child is…
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By Michelle Riddell Why I Put Up With Attitude from My Daughter
I don't know if it's an adolescent thing, a hormonal thing, a generational thing, or just my daughter’s thing–but…
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By Janene Dutt The Upside of a Child Leaving the Nest
It's been a few months since my oldest child left for college. I won't lie . . . it's been…
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By Stacey Pardoe Finding Beauty in Ordinary Moments
I discovered a meatball under the china cabinet this morning. We haven’t had meatballs for two weeks in these parts,…
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By Zabrina Vogelsang Dear Mom, You Were Right
Dear Mom, Remember all those times you shook your head in frustration and told me, "You will understand when you're…
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By Amy Weatherly Parenting is Kind of Like That
You know that feeling you get on Sunday evening? The kind of sinking feeling when the sun starts to fade…
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By Desiree Fortin Dear Anxiety, You Won’t Win
Dear Anxiety, I see you. In the last two years I have gotten to know you on a pretty close…
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By Mary Ann Blair My Village Looks Different Than I Expected
It takes a village to raise a child. I am sure we are all familiar with this saying. Before having…
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