What a Sweet Gift to See Your Kids Live Out the Lessons You Taught Them
I groaned at the thought of being sick again with the onset of an achy throat. It was pretty obvious…
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By Kelsey Scism Do They Know How Much I Love Them?
A woman—a mother—in our community passed away unexpectedly, her youngest was the same age as one of our kids. From…
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Each Child You Raise is Unique
The hardest part about raising children? Well, there's a lot, but to me, one major thing is that they are…
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Winter Gloves and Other Trauma
As I stood in the middle of a bustling English high street, trying to help my screaming 7-year-old daughter fit…
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By Kris Ann Valdez I’m Leaning into Kintsugi Parenting
My 5-year-old daughter whimpers in the darkness. “I am putting the baby down,” I whisper, the rocking chair creaking. “You…
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By Jennifer Vail You Cannot Parent a Child into Perfection
I remember the first time one of my children had a cavity. We’d been brushing teeth for years at that…
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Motherhood is a Million Little Letting Gos and Fresh Hellos
I missed my grocery-shopping buddy the other day. Mondays are usually the days my littlest and I knock out our…
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By Danielle Lacourse Vaughn Dear Daughter, Stay Wild
I can’t really put my finger on it. Or manage to find all the words. But there’s just something about…
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By Carol Ewig The Bananas Are Sleeping (And Other Lies We Tell Our Children)
My granddaughter is obsessed with bananas. Not unlike many toddlers, she’s had a love affair with them from her first…
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Being Welcomed As a Stepmom Can Take Time: 8 Things To Remember
Becoming a stepparent actually doesn’t happen in one day or the day you say, “I do.” It takes time. Stepparenting…
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By Heather McGuire Mothers Carry Every Version of Our Children In Our Hearts
The other day my 17-year-old daughter asked me if I wanted to see a movie. I was mid-house-and-bathroom-cleaning, and this…
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I’m Raising a Child Who Only Goes Full Speed
If you’ve ever spent more than five minutes with my daughter, you will quickly see that she is always at…
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