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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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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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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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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Adoptive Parents-To-Be Deserve to Be Celebrated Too
My husband and I are on a very exciting journey—we are in the process of adopting our first child! Wow,…
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I’m Thankful for the Community We’ve Found
It was the end of the school holidays, and the return to school after Christmas was looming. The children had…
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Our Kids Need Us as Much as We Need Them
During a moment of sadness last week, my lively and joyful toddler voluntarily sat with me on the couch, holding…
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Your Kids Don’t Need More Things, They Need More You
He reached for my hand and then looked up. His sweet smile and lingering gaze flooded my weary heart with…
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By Tama Fortner Take it from a Mom Who’s Been There: It Gets Easier
My view from home is changing as my oldest is now married and my youngest is wrapping up his college…
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