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Adventure Isn’t Over When You Have Kids—It’s Just Beginning

Motherhood
October 30, 2023
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By Kathryn Andersen

Adventure Isn’t Over When You Have Kids—It’s Just Beginning

“I don’t want kids for a while,” my friend said, pushing her blonde ringlets behind her ears matter-of-factly. “There’s just…

New Mama, It Might Not Be Okay Now but It Will Be

Baby, Motherhood
October 29, 2023
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By Victoria Derksen

New Mama, It Might Not Be Okay Now but It Will Be

It was 2:30 in the morning, I was sitting on the bed with tears streaming down my face, my 7-week-old…

Sister, I’ve Been There and You’re Doing Just Fine

Motherhood
October 28, 2023
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By Kelly Thomas

Sister, I’ve Been There and You’re Doing Just Fine

“Shew! I wonder what it’s like to be that boy’s momma!” I overheard a lady say as I filled my…

“Please Help Mommy to Be Patient, and the Baby to Stay Alive in Her Tummy.”

Baby, Loss, Motherhood
October 28, 2023
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By Melinda Dueck

“Please Help Mommy to Be Patient, and the Baby to Stay Alive in Her Tummy.”

"Please help Mommy to be patient, and the baby to stay alive in her tummy." It was my little girl's…

Boys Are Feral and Raising Them Is Worth Every Single Wild Moment

Kids, Motherhood
October 27, 2023
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By Kristin May

Boys Are Feral and Raising Them Is Worth Every Single Wild Moment

Coming from a home with three sisters and practically swimming in an ocean of estrogen my whole life, I had…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 26, 2023
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By Claudia Caramiello

In This Season of Un-Needing

In the cold blue winter light, I would nurse my son, his mouth small like a sparrow, his breath warm…

Our Holding Hands Days Are Slipping through My Fingers

Motherhood, Tween
October 26, 2023
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By Tynea Lewis

Our Holding Hands Days Are Slipping through My Fingers

My family was walking through Home Depot recently, and I felt my daughter’s hand slip into mine. I’ve never really…

Motherhood, Teen
October 25, 2023
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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…

I Know I’m Done, but I’ll Always Want Another Baby

Baby, Motherhood
October 25, 2023
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By April Hayes

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…

Baby, Loss, Motherhood
October 23, 2023
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By Megan LaPorta

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…

Your Wild Child Is Not the One Who Needs to Change

Kids, Motherhood
October 23, 2023
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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…

Motherhood
October 23, 2023
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By Manndi Maphies

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…

Motherhood

Adventure Isn’t Over When You Have Kids—It’s Just Beginning

New Mama, It Might Not Be Okay Now but It Will Be

Sister, I’ve Been There and You’re Doing Just Fine

“Please Help Mommy to Be Patient, and the Baby to Stay Alive in Her Tummy.”

Boys Are Feral and Raising Them Is Worth Every Single Wild Moment

In This Season of Un-Needing

Our Holding Hands Days Are Slipping through My Fingers

I Blinked and the Little Girl Was Gone

I Know I’m Done, but I’ll Always Want Another Baby

I Lost You Just as I Started Loving You

Your Wild Child Is Not the One Who Needs to Change

What If Moms Didn’t Hide Their Tears?

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