By Joy A. Mead It’s Okay to Skip the Sign-Up—Your Kids Don’t Have to Do It All
There I was, a new mother thinking I was getting an early start to the activity of swimming by introducing…
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Confessions of a Recovering People Pleaser
I am a recovering people pleaser, and I'm learning to be more selfish. I feel the strong need to make…
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By Her View From Home My Child Is Being Bullied and I Feel Like a Failure
When I became a mother, I had all these hopes and dreams for my children. And as they grew, those…
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By Courtney Marie Poullas To the Grandmothers: Don’t Forget To Hold Your Daughters
Several women in my larger circle of friends have recently given birth. The photos of their precious miracles shine on…
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By Megan Jean Wilczek I’m More Like My Strong-Willed Teen than I Like to Admit
My son slammed his fingers down the guitar strings enthusiastically while I stared at my computer screen, eyes glazed over,…
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I’m Done Letting My Mother-in-Law Walk All Over Me
I used to let my mother-in-law walk all over me. If she told me to try something, I tried it.…
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By Leslie Means I’m the Mom Cheering Loudest on the Sidelines
I cheered for my daughter this weekend. She plays soccer, and I’m the mom who yells things like: GOOD JOB!…
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By Laura Bailey What Not to Say to a Mom Who Finally Has All Her Kids in School
My youngest daughter will start kindergarten in less than a week. She is the third of three girls, and after…
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I’d Never Heard of a Missed Miscarriage until I Had One
Being a mom is something I’ve dreamed about for years. I waited until I met “my person,” we got married…
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My Love Will Follow You to College
My son is 18 years old—still a teen and yet headed off to a life at college where he won’t…
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My Daughter Misses Out Because of My Social Anxiety
There are a million things I wasn’t prepared for when I became a mom. It also seems like four years…
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By Angela Williams Glenn I Knew You’d Grow Up, But I Underestimated How Hard It Would Be to Let Go
I thought five hit me hard. You were going off to kindergarten that year. Each day you became a little…
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