A Mother’s Love is the Best Medicine
When my kids are sick, I watch them sleep and see every age they have ever been at once. The…
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Motherhood
By Becky Kraenow Here’s to the Saturday Mornings
Here’s to the Saturday mornings—the part of the week that kind of marks the seasons of our lives. I’ve had…
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By Calleen Petersen From a Veteran Special Needs Mom: Don’t Lose Hope
When my son was newly diagnosed with autism, I was reading everything—the good, the bad, and the ugly. So much…
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Right Now I’m a Mom Who’s Not Ready to Let Go
We’re doing it. We’re applying, touring, and submitting pre-school applications. It feels a lot like my college application days, and…
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By Jamie Duhn They’re Amazing Grandparents but They Were Great Parents First
My parents are phenomenal grandparents. They are without a doubt my children’s favorite people. They show up to babysit with…
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By Debra Caffrey Raising a Teenager Is a Long Walk through a Tunnel
So much parenting advice asks us to envision bridges as a metaphor for finding the path forward–bridges we need to…
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This is the Bittersweet Goodbye to the Baby Years
Last August, I had my last baby. Oof. Even typing those words makes my heart ache. There’s something so final,…
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I Didn’t Know Anxiety until I Knew Grief
If you had known me for the first 45 years of my life, you would say I was an extrovert.…
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Each Child You Raise is Unique
The hardest part about raising children? Well, there's a lot, but to me, one major thing is that they are…
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By Melody Kowach Instead of Counting Down the Days until My Marine Came Home, I Counted My Blessings
It was a relatively mild morning in October—cool even, considering we were in the middle of the Mojave Desert. We…
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By Moriah Couch I Am an Adult with Autism
Thirty years. That's how long it took for me to get the right diagnoses. Thirty years. Of struggles. Of shame.…
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I Hope My Daughter Loves Her Future Mother-in-Law
I’m a proud boy mom. I catch bugs, I catch balls (in the house), and I try my best to…
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