By Lindsey Jordan To My Aging Dad, Whose Memory Is Failing
Dad, you just turned 70, a milestone I never expected to see. You had your first heart attack in your…
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By Jennifer White My Teenage Daughter became My Best Friend
I don't know how it happened or even when it happened, but it definitely happened. When my daughter was born,…
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By Ashley Woods What My Daughter Taught Me About Letting Go
I watched my daughter shed the last remnants of her childhood as she folded well-loved toys into a cardboard box…
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By Ashley Butler May She Always Believe in Wishes
She gathered every fluffy dandelion like treasure, tiny fists full of wish-makers. She closed her eyes, took a breath, and…
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By Courtney Devich Dear Daughter, Mean Girls Don’t Get To Define You
“Well, what did they say?” I asked her. “They said no,” she replied with tears welling up in her little…
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It’s National White Cane Day: Celebrating My Brave Girl
Almost 17 years ago, a perfectly bald, 7lbs, 5oz little girl was born. One month after a major hurricane swept…
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By Neely Richer My Daughter Is In the Hospital Again
My daughter is in the hospital again. A longer stay this time. I’m tired. I miss my other children. They…
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By Leah Post “Oh, She’s Just Like You.”
People say it to me often. They say it when she’s loud, when she questions, when she pushes back instead…
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By Samantha Krieger We’re on the Brink of Your Teenage Years
Dear Daughter, As you turn 13, I can hardly believe how quickly the time has flown by. It feels like…
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By Melissa Kulp Frankenfield While I Was Raising Her, the Lord Was Raising Me
I should remember the doctor’s name, but I don’t. It was such an ordeal. 18 hours of labor sort of…
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By Brianna Forsman Dear Daughter, You Are Beautiful Because You are You
Dear daughter, We talk a lot about pretty things around here. God blessed us with a princess, and yoy dearly…
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By Charvi Agarwal Dear Daughter, From Your Working Mom
My dear baby girl, As I sit writing this at 11 p.m. on Thursday, you are fast asleep in your…
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