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Not long ago my youngest son asked me, “What do you hope I’ll be when I grow up?” My first…
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Not long ago my youngest son asked me, “What do you hope I’ll be when I grow up?” My first…
Continue ReadingFrom the moment I announced that the child I was carrying was a boy, I was bombarded with warnings. “Oh,…
Continue ReadingTo the mother of my son’s future wife, I’m in the midst of dirty diapers and temper tantrums, but I…
Continue ReadingThe other day, I finally did it. I made the long walk across the aisle for my oldest son. No,…
Continue Reading“Did you want a girl?” She asked, as she folded and bagged up four sizes of little boy clothes in…
Continue ReadingI don’t love motherhood. Not every day. Not every hour. Not every minute. It takes so much out of me.…
Continue ReadingDear mother in law, Here I sit with my sweet little boy in my arms. I can’t help but notice…
Continue ReadingWe were driving home from preschool when my 4-year-old mumbled something almost inaudible from the back seat. "Am I bad?" My…
Continue ReadingI’m a boy mom times two. I’m the keeper of the dinosaurs, the “stop picking your nose” preacher, and the…
Continue ReadingTo my firstborn . . . You are the first person I fell in love with long before I saw…
Continue ReadingAs I peck away at this article, I’m grateful to be pregnant with our third little bundle. I’m over 20…
Continue ReadingI have five sons. Humorous. Sticky. Smelly. Smiling. Joyful. I love them. They refine me and give me a breadth…
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