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Seeing My Grown Daughter Happy Fills My Heart With Joy

Grown Children, Motherhood
November 24, 2019
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By Tracy Gerhardt-Cooper

Seeing My Grown Daughter Happy Fills My Heart With Joy

Joy, frustration, pride, worry, heartbreak—they all play a role in the drama that is motherhood. Unbelievably, I’ve been acting out…

I Placed Her For Adoption At Birth, Then Adopted My Daughter Nearly Two Decades Later

Motherhood
November 20, 2019
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By Adrian Collins

I Placed Her For Adoption At Birth, Then Adopted My Daughter Nearly Two Decades Later

Falling aspen leaves draped the sidewalks in brilliant yellows while my daughter and I browsed clothing stores and talked about…

I Am the Mom Who Couldn’t Protect Her Daughter

Grief
November 20, 2019
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By Her View From Home

I Am the Mom Who Couldn’t Protect Her Daughter

Editor's Note: This post discusses sexual abuse I am the mom. I am the mom who thought she could keep…

5 Years, 7 Months, and 19 Days Just Weren’t Long Enough With You

Grief, Loss
November 11, 2019
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By Daphne Bach Greer

5 Years, 7 Months, and 19 Days Just Weren’t Long Enough With You

I woke up this morning and sat up on my bed, legs dangling towards the floor. The heaviness of my…

Dear Daughter, God and Your Mama Are Always On Your Side

Motherhood
November 5, 2019
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By Kelli Bachara

Dear Daughter, God and Your Mama Are Always On Your Side

Sweet baby girl, There will be times you will wonder if you fit in. You might not click with the…

I’m Savoring This Long Goodbye to My Mom

Grief
October 27, 2019
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By Lauren Dykovitz

I’m Savoring This Long Goodbye to My Mom

My mom could have died when I was 25, but she didn’t. She was, however, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which…

We Buried Our Son and Welcomed Our First Grandchild

Grief
October 22, 2019
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By Kristin Schlegel

We Buried Our Son and Welcomed Our First Grandchild

I honestly don’t know where we be in our journey without the gift of our first grandchild. My husband and…

Motherhood, Teen
October 18, 2019
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By Whitney Fleming

And Then, She’s 15

This is 15. 15 is early mornings at school and late-night studying. 15 is sleeping in any chance she gets…

I’m An Invisible Mother Trying Not To Raise An Invisible Daughter

Kids
October 16, 2019
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By Deborah Ackerman

I’m An Invisible Mother Trying Not To Raise An Invisible Daughter

Hi, my name is Deborah, and I am an invisible mother. (How many of you said "Hi, Deborah" in your…

There’s Beauty in Raising a Wild Child, Too

Motherhood
October 14, 2019
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By Jennifer Kish

There’s Beauty in Raising a Wild Child, Too

The moment my third child was born, I knew I wanted a fourth. That statement still surprises even me. Early…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 9, 2019
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By Stephanie Holbrook

I Wasn’t Ready For This

I can remember when I received a bag of hand-me-downs from a friend whose little girl had outgrown her size…

Kids, Motherhood
October 8, 2019
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By Liz Spenner

We’re Raising All Girls and We Love it

Four girls. I could never have imagined the number of comments that four little girls could spur from the mouths…

daughter

Seeing My Grown Daughter Happy Fills My Heart With Joy

I Placed Her For Adoption At Birth, Then Adopted My Daughter Nearly Two Decades Later

I Am the Mom Who Couldn’t Protect Her Daughter

5 Years, 7 Months, and 19 Days Just Weren’t Long Enough With You

Dear Daughter, God and Your Mama Are Always On Your Side

I’m Savoring This Long Goodbye to My Mom

We Buried Our Son and Welcomed Our First Grandchild

And Then, She’s 15

I’m An Invisible Mother Trying Not To Raise An Invisible Daughter

There’s Beauty in Raising a Wild Child, Too

I Wasn’t Ready For This

We’re Raising All Girls and We Love it

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