By Elisa Preston I’m Raising a Kid Who Tests Every Boundary
You know that kid you see in the grocery store who just walks nicely alongside their parent’s cart? Yeah, that’s…
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The Push and Pull of Parenting
The playground lately is pure terror—for me. My 19-month-old jettisons up the metal steps, grasping a railing too big for…
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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 Tynea Lewis Find the Freedom of Saying No
It’s okay to say no. We live our lives in fast-forward, constantly moving from one thing to the next, continually…
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By Daniela Bratu To the Mom Overwhelmed by Anger and Guilt
Long before you became a mother, you fantasized about the special connection you would share with your little ray of…
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By Her View From Home Even When It’s Right, Walking Away Hurts
It’s a weird thing, mourning the living. It’s like your brain just can’t quite wrap itself around the process the…
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer If You Fear Becoming Your Mother, Remember the Cycle Ends With You
How desperately I wish you could read this as you stand at the precipice of parenthood. I know how scared…
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By Jennifer Vail The Holiday Season’s Hottest Dish: Boundaries
This holiday season as you’re making preparations for family visits, school parties, church events, food drives, travel, cooking, cleaning, shopping,…
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Setting Boundaries with Toxic Family Is Hard but Worth It
Breaking generational chains is one of the most amazing, beautiful, and beneficial things I've done for my family. My children…
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By Jessica Wanner Setting Boundaries Has Side Effects No One Talks About
I cut off my brother a few months ago. Easter Sunday, to be exact. It wasn’t something I wanted to…
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By Deb Preston I’m Raising a Child with the Confidence to Say No
I appreciate modern parents’ focus on kindness. We refuse to raise bullies, and that’s a positive and powerful thing. But…
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My Toxic Mother-in-Law No Longer Controls Us
When I first met my mother-in-law, she was so kind. She welcomed me into the family, and she told me…
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