I’ll Always Be My Daddy’s Girl
A girl needs her dad, it’s that simple. I was blessed to be raised by great parents. My mother was the ultimate warrior. A stay-at-home…
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My Dad Loved a Story With a Happy Ending—And Even Though He’s Gone, Our Family Got One
My dad had girls . . . three of us. He was a fireman for most of my younger years, a WWII veteran, hunter, fisherman, poker-playing, fiercely loyal…
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Why I Let My Teenager Get a Tattoo
I let my 15-year-old daughter get a tattoo, and no, I don’t care what anybody has to say about it. Documenting important events in the form of…
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Mothers and Fathers All Over the World Are Loving Their Children
Each night when I put my son to bed, I imagine all mothers in solidarity at the end of the day collectively let out one big, all-encompassing…
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Sometimes I Forget My Husband is Tired Too
I’m not going to lie, it wasn’t the best day for me. There were lots of tears and episodes of spit-up. I was ready for my husband to be home an…
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Military Kids Are Serving, Too
7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. Midnight during a sleep cycle interruption. 4 a.m. 6 a.m. No these are not times my baby woke up for a feeding or from…
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Dear Aging Parents, Please Don’t Keep Things From Us
In a single day recently, I found out my dad had been admitted to the hospital and my mom had received a serious diagnosis. Friends, I am pleading…
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Dear Husband, You Are Our Safe Harbor
To my husband, I see you so clearly right now—for you are our lighthouse and our safe harbor. You have shined in these uncertain times. Your…
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Dear Father-in-Law, Your Son Still Needs You
Dear Father-in-law, Your son needs you now more than ever. I will admit I don’t know much firsthand about the father/son dynamic. I have simply…
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Dear Husband, You’re Such a Great Dad
My husband came into my life when my son was three years old. Throughout our dating years and into the early part of our marriage, he had to walk the…
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