By Mary McConville Midlife Is Remaking Me as a Woman and a Mother
It started like any ordinary weeknight dinner. Except this night, my teenage son sat at the table, head in his…
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By Lindsay Sledge Please Don’t Pack the Peanut Butter
“Mom, do you see him?” my four-year old shouts from his perch on the tire swing at the local playground.…
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By Courtney Smith To All the Loud Moms: Keep Cheering
Looking back on myself as a high schooler, I remember being shy and not liking the attention on me. Not…
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By Kimberly Keys 4 Things Not to Say to a Family after a Failed Adoption
We were fortunate when we adopted our first child. Just months after we completed our home study, our sweet baby…
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By Rebecca Giantonio Moran In a Mom’s World, the Math Doesn’t Add Up
I peek over my son’s shoulder as he does his math homework at the kitchen table, observing the way he…
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By Sarah McPherson Seeing Her Children Suffer Hurts a Mother’s Heart
Another seizure. I watch my daughter’s face crumble. Not just from the pain, but from the weight of it all,…
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By Elizabeth North Autism Is An Ocean
In 2015, when my daughter was diagnosed with autism, my life ended—or so I felt. This wasn't the type of…
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By Ashley Butler My Brain Tabs Are All Open and I’ve Lost the Mouse
Some days, my brain feels like an internet browser with every single tab open, music blaring from somewhere I can’t…
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I’m Holding on To Their Littleness As Long As I Can
Today in the car line, I caught myself tearing up. My 4-year-old was walking in a straight line with the…
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By Lindsey Jordan I Really Wanted a Girl…But These Boys Are My Whole World
“We’ve detected both an X and a Y chromosome...which means...it’s a boy! Congratulations!” “Oh,” I said. “Thank you.” I hung…
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I’ll Never Stop Taking “Too Many” Photos
A photograph is like hitting pause on life—a way to hold onto a moment we want to cherish and revisit…
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By Latoya Samantha Smith When Strong Isn’t a Choice
Not even a week ago, I gave birth to my second baby. That feels strange to type, but here I…
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