By Melinda Tietsort My Husband Dreamed of Boys; God Gave Him Girls
My husband always dreamed he would have boys. He wanted two boys, exactly two and that's just what he would…
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By René Hale Don’t Be Like Mommy When You Grow Up
Tonight at bath time, you looked me square in the eye and said, “Mommy, when I get big, I wanna…
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By Erin Uhlaender Everything I Do is For Her
Parenting is full of doubt and unknown. There is a heavy load of pressure on your shoulders to weigh all…
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By Alicia Betz A Mother’s Love in the Still of the Night
We don’t have many of these nights left. These nights where I desperately want you to just. stay. asleep. These…
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By Her View From Home I Never Imagined What I Was Wearing on Graduation Day Might Stand in Between Me and My Future
I grew up very poor, living in low income housing, eating reduced lunches, and being raised by a single mom…
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By Whitney Fleming Dear 8th Grade Graduate: Thanks for Letting Go of My Hand
You let go of my hand and walked slowly through the door. You turned your chestnut head to look at…
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By Sandra Samoska Dear Daughter, I’ll Be Here on the Other Side of the Door
I've been kicked out of the dressing room. How did this happen? A month ago, I was helping you try…
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By Kayla Friehe To All The Women Who Raised Me
To all the women who raised me . . . To you first, Grandma, the one who taught me I…
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To My Tween at 5th Grade Graduation: You’re Ready
I thought I would be more sad than this. I walked with my daughter to school this morning. I say…
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Yes, Mama, You’re Ready to Raise That Beautiful, Mystifying Tween Daughter
It unfolded in an instant. Her sky-blue eyes split between teenage-anger and childlike tears. As her growing, 9-year-old body couldn't…
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By Amanda Motisi I Pray You Marry a Man Who Loves You the Way Your Daddy Loves Me
My little girl, You are too young to understand this now, but one day years from now you may find…
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When God Gives a Girl a Brother
When God gives a girl a brother . . . He gives her someone to play with—someone to push cars…
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