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My daughter laughed as she said it, but I could see the hurt in her eyes. "She just walked right…
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My daughter laughed as she said it, but I could see the hurt in her eyes. "She just walked right…
Continue ReadingMy daughter used to be enamored with the heart-shaped notes the Tooth Fairy left under her pillow. She’d run into…
Continue ReadingIt had been three years since our youngest daughter died from a rare genetic disorder at the age of seven…
Continue ReadingA note to the dads who love their daughters: I can only imagine what you felt when you first heard…
Continue ReadingI spent the summers of my youth on a ball diamond night in and night out. I spent most of…
Continue Reading"Show me, Daddy!" My big brown-eyed curly haired almost-3-year-old girl said to my husband while handing him her brand new…
Continue Reading“Mothers are their children’s safe place.” I hear this all the time. I feel this way about my mom, and…
Continue ReadingYou recently turned 21—a milestone age. Yes, at 18 you became an adult, but at 21 you now have full…
Continue ReadingMy husband always dreamed he would have boys. He wanted two boys, exactly two and that's just what he would…
Continue ReadingTonight at bath time, you looked me square in the eye and said, “Mommy, when I get big, I wanna…
Continue ReadingParenting is full of doubt and unknown. There is a heavy load of pressure on your shoulders to weigh all…
Continue ReadingWe don’t have many of these nights left. These nights where I desperately want you to just. stay. asleep. These…
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