By Tiffany Reiger I Hear You Son, Even Without Words
Son, I hear you. I hear the longing to communicate when you point, grunt, babble, and try to tell me…
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By Caitlin Henderson The Work Can Wait, But Childhood Can’t
I'm cuddled on the couch with three littles who are fighting naps. We're watching a classic Disney movie and enjoying…
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By Sarah Bradley I Told My Son the Truth About Santa and He Didn’t Believe Me
When my oldest son was five, my husband and I told him Santa Claus wasn’t real. Before anyone accuses…
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By Emily Scott Raising Kids to be Kind and Strong
My name is Emily, and I am a people pleaser. Until I had a daughter who looked up to and…
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By Abbie Dunlap If I Could Keep You Little…I Would
If I could trap your innocence and keep it for a lifetime, I would. If I could guarantee that at…
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By Ally Ferguson Fighting the Lies my Childhood Told Me
I sat there across from the counselor in the small dimly lighted room. Tears streamed down my face as I…
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By Cherylyn Petersen Clinging To The Last Moments Of Summer
The light of the day is already starting to grow shorter. The shadows are lengthening, the evenings are cooler. Summer…
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By Britt LeBoeuf Being A Big Sister Helped Prepare Me To Be A Mom
I’ll never forget the day my little brother was born. I was outside playing with my best friend from up…
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By Megan Whitty A Letter to My Childhood Bully
Dear Bully, Hello. Do you remember me? Well, maybe you don't remember me, but I remember you. I remember all…
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6 Ways We Become Our Parents
I took a class about the origin of the family as part of my undergraduate degree. One part of the…
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By Sara Brunsvold 12 Forgotten Bucket List Items for Childhood
Loads of childhood bucket lists exist. I know because I have Googled them, always with the intent of ensuring my…
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By Carolyn Moore I’m Constantly Scrambling to Keep Up With How Fast You’re Growing
This morning, the “on this day” feature flashed a picture at the top of my Facebook feed of my oldest…
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