By Wendy C There’s So Much Pressure to Keep Up with the Joneses
It crept up on me slowly. I’m not even sure when exactly it all started. Perhaps it was when I…
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By Neely Richer The Farm is Full of Lessons in Motherhood
A cow on our farm had twins today, and it’s rare for a cow to birth healthy twins. This wasn’t…
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By Audrey Bivins You’re Better off Not Comparing Yourself to Others
“When can I have a phone?” my sweet daughter asked from the backseat of the van. “Gabby and Megan already…
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By Krystal Sieben Stop Worrying about the Mom You’re Not and Lean into the Mom You Are
"Mompetition" is the worst. I’ve noticed a trend on the socials lately. Articles saying things like “I’m not a Pinterest…
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By Sushmita Iyer Please Stop Comparing Kids
Let me begin with this important message: Please refrain from comparing children, especially when it pertains to their growth and…
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To the Mom Worried About What Other People Think
I’ve been a people pleaser for as long as I can remember, though I haven’t always been as hyper-aware of…
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By Melissa Miller 3 Simple Ways to Be a More Confident Mother
Do you ever ask yourself why you can’t be more like that mom or why can’t your kids be like…
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What If the Woman Who Seems to Have It All Actually Admires You?
I’ve known her for a long time, and as long as I’ve known her, she’s always been beautiful. Beautiful on…
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By Ellie Hunja To the Mom Trying Her Best As the Holidays Approach
Ahh, the holidays. Time to curl up with a hot drink and . . . drown in your insecurities as…
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Take it From a Therapist, Mama: ‘Good Enough’ is Enough
As a therapist we have to be careful how much we disclose about ourselves, always checking in to see if…
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By Lindsay Closson I Refuse to Let Someone Else’s Highlight Reel Persuade Me Into Thinking I Need To Be More
You don’t have to keep up, sis. That new car they just got. The house they built. The pool they…
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By Jen Hummel I Am the Other Woman—And So Are You
I watched her from across the small room . . . she was playing Tic-Tac-Toe with her son on the…
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