By Ashleigh Spurgeon Yes, I Know Fear—but I Also Know Faith
The night my daughter woke up screaming at 3 a.m., I knew something was wrong. Her cry wasn’t the half-asleep…
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The Car My Kids Grew Up In Was So Much More than a Car
We recently sold my car, a (very) used Toyota Sequoia. We could never really figure out its color. Sometimes it…
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By Megan Kewaza The Weight She Carries: The Silent Strength of a Working Mom
Before the sun rises, she is already moving. The house is still, the world asleep, yet her hands are already…
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By Rachel Beachy I Love being Able to Call My Mom
Sometimes I miss college, but not for the reasons I thought I would. I miss going to class—but while I…
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By Christa Barnet Autism Is Not a Political Pawn: A Mother’s Plea
The CDC quietly changed its stance on autism and vaccines recently, saying, “studies supporting a link have been ignored by…
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By Elizabeth Pershing To the Widow Tired of being Strong
Intellectually, I understand the compliment given to me more times than I can count: "You are so strong." My first…
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Senior Year Survival Guide
It is my oldest son’s senior year, and I’m barely holding on right now. I want to scream, laugh, cry,…
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Saying the Quiet Parts out Loud
Along my journey parenting a neurodivergent child, I’m learning to say the quiet parts out loud. It hasn’t been and…
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By Claudia Caramiello Signs of Myself
All around the house: Size 10 sneakers, oversized hoodies, half-full water bottles, and blunt little hairs all over the sink.…
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By Allison Ludwig Rebuilding from the Rubble: A Single Mom’s Love Story (Sort of)
When people ask how I’m doing, I’ve started saying, “We’re thriving… in a chaotic, heavily-caffeinated, emotionally-unraveling kind of way.” It’s…
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By Lissy Bauer Sharenting Shame: When Parenting Collides with Social Media
The first time my daughter told me to delete a photo, she was 10 years old. I had just posted…
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By Nikki Specht As a Millennial Mom, I’m Raising Kids To Try, Fail, and Try Again
My daughter’s preschool graduation is coming up, and I am a puddle. Before I had kids, I thought this ceremony…
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