By Julie Hoag Giving Myself Permission to Just be Mom
Giving myself permission to just be Mom seems like a no-brainer, but it’s just not that easy. I’m already thinking…
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By Sarah Philpott Just Say No To The Santa Wars!
Ho! Ho! Ho! ‘Tis Christmas time and the holly-jolly Santa Wars are at full blast! Ya know what I’m talking…
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By Andrea Mullenmeister The Year Without Mom: Her Unexpected Christmas Gift
Mom always let me open one present on Christmas Eve. I was never excited about it, though, because I knew…
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By Jenni Laplow A Letter to My Daughter About Christmas Stress
As prime Christmas stress-time seems to be approaching, I am reminding myself of the advice I would share with my…
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By Alissa Kay Loving Children Who Weren’t First Mine Is Easy To Do
A woman, who had recently learned that I adopted all of my children, told me that she admired my ability…
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By Kathy Glow Four Years After Sandy Hook: 7 Ways to Help Keep Our Kids Safe From Guns
One day a couple years ago, I was running late to pick my child up from school for a doctor…
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By Jenni Welsch Should I Bring My Kid To The Doctor’s Office? Virtual Appointments May Be The Answer.
After an amazingly long and luck-filled streak with germs, the Littles in my house got hit hard this last week,…
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By Annie Henriksen Thanks For The Guilt, Elf On The Shelf
I started to have mom guilt the other night. December 1st every year it appears. Right when the elf on the…
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By Alethea Mshar Oh, How I Love This Sign Language Santa!
We adopted our son Ben as an infant. Initial reports indicated that he had failed his hearing screens, so upon…
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By Eileen Palma Is it Our Job to Be Santa Myth Busters?
When do you have “the talk” with your kids? I don’t mean the puberty talk or the birds and the…
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By Bridget Riepl Lessons From My Bed: How Bed Rest Changed My Life for the Better
I’ll never forget the moment I knew my “easy” pregnancy was about to get very complicated. I was 60 minutes…
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By Claudia Caramiello In The 80’s Families Did Dinnertime; Here’s Why I Fail At This
Thanks to Netflix's Stranger Things, my son has discovered Corey Hart. He digs him. People don't say that anymore do…
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