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I’m Not Ready For Her To Grow Up, But She Is

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
September 3, 2021
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By Hillary Rodriguez

I’m Not Ready For Her To Grow Up, But She Is

I picked up this baby girl dressed in the pink-and-white-checkered romper with a pink bow on top of her bald…

It’s Her Turn For Kindergarten and She’s Ready

Child, Kids, Motherhood
September 2, 2021
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By Kelsey Scism

It’s Her Turn For Kindergarten and She’s Ready

I have a kindergartner and she’s ready. She searches through the stack of coloring books looking for the workbook filled…

I Love Every “Difficult” Thing About You, My Child

Motherhood
August 31, 2021
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2 Minute Read

By Jennifer Otto

I Love Every “Difficult” Thing About You, My Child

To my dearest, most difficult daughter, You argue with me. A lot. You never want to brush your hair. Your…

I’m Not Enough For My Teen Daughter, So I’m Grateful For Her Friends

Motherhood, Teen
August 30, 2021
5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Esther Goetz

I’m Not Enough For My Teen Daughter, So I’m Grateful For Her Friends

I could see she was holding back tears as she walked down the steps of the school bus and into…

Faith, Grief, Living
August 29, 2021
4K Views
5 Minute Read

By JD Arbuckle

Daddy Issues Don’t Define Me

Growing up as the daughter of an addict comes with its fair share of baggage. I like to consider myself…

Motherhood
August 29, 2021
5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Sarah Seefeldt

When She Calls Me Mama

“I’m going to tell my mama!” I’m still amazed how this sentence, shouted in frustration at her brothers, can still…

Baby, Motherhood
August 22, 2021
3.2K Views
5 Minute Read

By Kali Dawson

While She Sleeps, I Pray

While she sleeps, I'll examine her toes and smile at her sweet little legs. I'll smell her soft hair and…

Kids, Motherhood
August 9, 2021
45.9K Views
2 Minute Read

By Erin Wood

I’m Raising a Firecracker of a Daughter

As we were getting dressed after my daughter's swimming lesson a few weeks ago, I was hit with an upsetting…

14 Feels Like the Beginning of Our Slow Goodbye

Teen
July 21, 2021
8.1K Views
4 Minute Read

By Kelsey Scism

14 Feels Like the Beginning of Our Slow Goodbye

My 14-year-old texted me from her break at work, telling me she felt impending doom. You don’t know my daughter,…

Kids, Teen, Tween
July 17, 2021
7.7K Views
7 Minute Read

By Kirstyn Wegner

Dear Daughter, When You Doubt Yourself

When my daughter was 10, every time I told her she had a beautiful voice, she’d shrug and say, “I…

Motherhood
July 15, 2021
19.8K Views
5 Minute Read

By Cassie Gottula Shaw

Dear Daughter, I Dreamed of You

I watch her sleeping peacefully, and I wonder who she’ll be. I wonder what will matter to her. I wonder…

She’s Trying On Adulthood and I’m Learning To Let Her Go

Motherhood, Teen
July 8, 2021
5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Whitney Fleming

She’s Trying On Adulthood and I’m Learning To Let Her Go

My husband bought me a dress for our wedding anniversary, which is the first time in 25 years that he…

daughter

I’m Not Ready For Her To Grow Up, But She Is

It’s Her Turn For Kindergarten and She’s Ready

I Love Every “Difficult” Thing About You, My Child

I’m Not Enough For My Teen Daughter, So I’m Grateful For Her Friends

Daddy Issues Don’t Define Me

When She Calls Me Mama

While She Sleeps, I Pray

I’m Raising a Firecracker of a Daughter

14 Feels Like the Beginning of Our Slow Goodbye

Dear Daughter, When You Doubt Yourself

Dear Daughter, I Dreamed of You

She’s Trying On Adulthood and I’m Learning To Let Her Go

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