By Della Cassia I Blinked and the Little Girl Was Gone
They told me not to blink, but I was too overwhelmed learning how to become a mother. They told me…
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I Know I’m Done, but I’ll Always Want Another Baby
I was sorting clothes into tubs to donate, consign, or keep for my 1-year-old, and I came across a newborn…
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I Lost You Just as I Started Loving You
I didn’t know I was already losing you just as I was starting to love you. I didn’t know while…
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By Shana Kim Smith Your Wild Child Is Not the One Who Needs to Change
I’ll start off by saying this: Your child is not the one who needs to change . . . you…
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What If Moms Didn’t Hide Their Tears?
This was a rough morning. I mean rough. I was fighting with my husband . . . again. Late for…
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By Carly Magistro Moms Feel a Different Kind of Worry Because It’s a Different Kind of Love
When I found out I was pregnant, I was terrified. But it wasn’t because I was scared to be a…
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By Emily Stevens My Daughters are Shaping Me
Many of us have been fed lie after lie about motherhood. We are told that when we have children, our…
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Dear Child, I Will Give You My Love For Always
Why do we follow them out the door? Watch them drive away? Why do we laugh at their laugh instead…
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My Son Used to Think I Hung the Moon
He used to think I hung the moon. When he was little, he looked for me in every room. We’d…
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By Tricia Arthur “Mom, I Have Something To Talk To You About.”
He awaited my reaction like he did when he confessed he wasn’t sure Santa was real. I was in the…
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By Her View From Home The Age of Adolescence
Adolescence. It’s such a strange time—it’s difficult for the parents to navigate, but it’s also hard on the kid. It’s…
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By Nancy Brier Cancer Taught Me to Open My Hand
When I thought I was going to die, grief blinded me. Not really for myself. I’ve had a pretty good…
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