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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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By Carly Magistro Moms Feel a Different Kind of Worry Because It’s a Different Kind of Love
When I found out I was pregnant, I was terrified. But it wasn’t because I was scared to be a…
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Dear Child, I Will Give You My Love For Always
Why do we follow them out the door? Watch them drive away? Why do we laugh at their laugh instead…
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By Tricia Arthur “Mom, I Have Something To Talk To You About.”
He awaited my reaction like he did when he confessed he wasn’t sure Santa was real. I was in the…
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By Krystal Sieben Motherhood is Beautiful Torture
Motherhood is beautiful torture. It’s worrying, from the minute you see those two pink lines. Maybe you have been trying…
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By Jordan Pederson I’m Not a Mess, I’m a Mom with ADHD
Messy. Unorganized. Forgetful. Lazy. I tried so hard not to be these things. I did. In fact, all of these characteristics…
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As a Special Needs Mom, I am the Nervous System in Our House and Today I Broke
I walked into Target for a little retail therapy. It had been a week. We are preparing to send our…
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By Winnie Munroe Friend, It’s Okay to Say No
Last week I hosted a sleepover birthday party for six girls. Six 5-year-olds descended on our house, invited by me…
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