Mothers Carry Every Version of Our Children In Our Hearts
The other day my 17-year-old daughter asked me if I wanted to see a movie. I was mid-house-and-bathroom-cleaning, and this…
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The other day my 17-year-old daughter asked me if I wanted to see a movie. I was mid-house-and-bathroom-cleaning, and this…
Continue ReadingA sweetness comes from parenting a significant age gap and entering the baby phase again. You don’t just understand the…
Continue ReadingWhen I was younger, I had a dream. It wasn’t my only dream—I had plenty of career goals, financial aspirations,…
Continue ReadingWith each child, my heart has gotten heavier. At first, it was one. One cry. One colic. One bump on…
Continue ReadingWhen I hold you, I will try to remember your tiny arms and tiny legs wrapped securely around me. When…
Continue ReadingMy belly had grown and stretched to make room for you. I simply couldn’t wait to see your little face.…
Continue ReadingI document your life in pictures. I do it for you. I do it for me. I do it because I…
Continue Reading"You'll probably still have a scar, but this works better than stitches." As the ER nurse expertly wiped the crusted…
Continue ReadingMy eyes flickered open and closed as I lay on the hospital bed after giving birth to my first-born daughter.…
Continue ReadingTomorrow you’ll graduate kindergarten. You chose the perfect shirt for the occasion. It’s a blue and white button-up. “Get one…
Continue ReadingDid you know there is a sweet spot in motherhood? When the youngest is out of diapers and outings can…
Continue ReadingMama. Mom. Mother. We are the holders of toys sidelined on a walk, jackets shed within minutes of going outside,…
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