By Krystal Sieben Maybe that “Mean Mom” Is Just Busy
Ever since Ashley Tisdale wrote about leaving her toxic mom group, I have noticed something shift among women my age,…
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By Joanne McHugh I’m Going to Tell You the Things Your Mom Should Have Told You
During my oldest daughter’s freshman year of college, I started being haunted by a recurring dream of an old-fashioned suitcase—one…
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By Brittany Moore Your Worth Is Not Someone Else’s To Measure
Insecurity is something we all carry in one form or another. For me, it has probably always looked confident and…
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By Her View From Home My In-Laws Don’t Like Me and It Breaks My Heart
Since I was a little girl, I dreamed of what it might be like to gain an entire family when…
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By Brittany Tokas We Fell Out of Friendship
It was just a normal Monday afternoon, sitting in the waiting room at the dentist's office. I had one kid…
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By Michelle Friedman There Was a Shooting at My High School; Can I Keep My Kids Safe Anymore?
It is enough. I have had it. I had thought this year would be better. I tried to will it.…
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By Vicki Bahr Every Neighborhood Needs a Baby
My grandmother was astounded when I told her I had met so many of her neighbors after we had only…
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By Maria Warner God Carries Me Through the Deep Waters of Change
"Ahhh!" My underwater scream garbled in my snorkel tube as the manta ray’s cavernous mouth swept a hand’s distance from…
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By Lisa Leshaw When Did We Change, Mama?
When did we change, Mama? Was it a moment? Or a gradual shift? When did I stop coming to you…
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By Emily Washut My ‘Dusty Son’ is 5
As moms, we categorize everything. Girl mom. Boy mom. Wine mom. Outdoor mom. Farm mom. City mom. Now there’s been…
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By Brooke Behrendt What If We’re Not as Divided as We’ve Been Led to Believe?
I’ve been sitting with an “unpopular opinion” for a while now, one that feels risky to say out loud in…
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By Brittany Belizor My Childhood Was Just a Blueprint
They say childhood is a blueprint. I didn’t know that growing up I just thought it was a house with…
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