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Childhood Then and Now – Oh, How Things Have Changed Since The ’80s

Humor, Kids, Motherhood
May 19, 2017
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By Sherry White

Childhood Then and Now – Oh, How Things Have Changed Since The ’80s

It always amazes me how much things seem to change from one generation to the next, especially in just the…

Journal, Motherhood, School
March 23, 2017
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By Jamie Sumner

The World Needs Mr. Rogers

I learned to read from Maria on Sesame Street. It was an odd mix of pride and disappointment for my…

Kids, Motherhood
March 11, 2017
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By Amanda Kosmer

Let Them Be Little

We rush everything. We aimlessly try to beat the clock and complain that there are not enough hours in the…

The End of Free-Range and Wide Open Front Doors

Kids, Motherhood
October 1, 2016
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By Jen Miller

The End of Free-Range and Wide Open Front Doors

During the free-ranging and Little Debbie generation of the 80s in the land of ten-thousand lakes, a parent’s worst nightmare…

Kids, Motherhood
August 4, 2016
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By Cassie Hilt

Just One More Time

We sit cross legged on the floor, playing Candyland for the third time, “Please, Mommy, just one more time!” We…

Death of a Parent, Grief
July 30, 2016
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By Kristina Newman

Scraps From My Memory

I traveled back in time today for about an hour. I was sitting in my daughter’s bedroom as she played…

Penises and PMS: Why I Want My Kids To Talk To Me About Everything

Kids, Motherhood
May 22, 2016
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By Dani Stroda

Penises and PMS: Why I Want My Kids To Talk To Me About Everything

All of these subjects have come up in conversation with my daughters over the last couple weeks. None of those…

Kids, Motherhood
May 20, 2016
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By Sara Baker

Their Summers Are Different

My summers growing up in a small town bring back so many memories. I remember the long lazy afternoons I…

Kids, Motherhood
April 18, 2016
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By Chaaron

Hold on to the magic

On your mark. Get set. Go! We had selected our habitat. We chose our animal. And we used those unique…

Adoption, Faith, Motherhood
March 21, 2016
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By Olivia Grist

An Advocate for Your Adopted Child

We all have something that we allow to define us, right? I remember a time when I was "normal," before…

Kids, Motherhood
December 19, 2015
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By Joanne Giacomini

Michael’s Dance

Last year at this time, I was so nervous. This was not just my son Michael’s first holiday concert at…

Kids, Motherhood
September 16, 2015
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By Yvette Mystakas

“3” is the magic number.

It is 6:30 am and it is time to get ready to work as well as get my three year…

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Childhood Then and Now – Oh, How Things Have Changed Since The ’80s

The World Needs Mr. Rogers

Let Them Be Little

The End of Free-Range and Wide Open Front Doors

Just One More Time

Scraps From My Memory

Penises and PMS: Why I Want My Kids To Talk To Me About Everything

Their Summers Are Different

Hold on to the magic

An Advocate for Your Adopted Child

Michael’s Dance

“3” is the magic number.

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So God Made a Mother