By Samantha Koellhoffer I’m Giving My Daughter Space To Define Her Adoption
I cracked a joke, and as I walked from the table, I heard her mutter to her friends, “Good thing…
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By Carolyn Moore Publix Holiday Ad Nails It: You Never Outgrow Needing Your Mom
The first time I ever cooked Thanksgiving dinner on my own, my mom was several hundred miles away. I was…
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By Traci Rhoades When a Mom Can’t Be There, the Helpers Show Up
With each of us traveling approximately 700 miles, we agreed to meet in the middle. This would not be a…
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I Hope My Daughter Always Hears My Voice
“Dots on bottom. Stretch over toes,” she mutters to herself while independently putting on her tiny toddler socks. I must…
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Sometimes the Middle Child Just Needs To Feel Like #1
This morning, I had a girl home with me. My middle child. There have been so many times she has…
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By Elizabeth Bahr Tuck the Moon Inside Your Heart, Sweet Girl
Earlier this month, the astrophotographer Marcella Giulia Pace published the most amazing photograph that depicted 48 different colors of a…
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Rett Syndrome Is Only Half of Our Family’s Story
Anxiety. Depression. Perfectionism. Guilt. An over willingness to please. Feelings of neglect. These are just a few of the issues…
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By Lisa Leshaw Goodbye to Girlhood Innocence
She loved pickles and pudding and rocks that glittered. And forts that touched the ceiling. She mastered shadow puppets on…
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By Lauren Elizabeth Miller Dear Daughter, Here’s How You Avoid Middle School Drama
“Mom, people keep telling me to be ready for the drama in middle school, and I don’t like it.” My…
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By Michelle S. Lazurek Dear Daughter, Follow Your Beautiful Heart
When I held you in my arms for the first time, it was like time stopped. As you looked up…
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By Autumn Knapp Caring For My Toxic Mother Is An Offering, Not a Duty
I’m living smack in the middle of a generational sandwich. If you haven’t heard the term before, “sandwich generation” refers…
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By Brea Schmidt My Daughter is “Extra” and the World Needs More People Like Her
She is . . . extra. She just is. All the time she is extra sad, and then extra "OMG,…
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