By Chelsea Drown I Love Your Babies As My Own
I’m the one who gets to watch everyone else’s babies. Diapers and bottles have been out of my home for…
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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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I Cried the Day I Dropped Her Off at Daycare and I Cried the Day We Left
I cried the day I dropped her off. My heart was heavy as a first-time mom. She was our miracle—the…
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Being a Daycare Mom Can Be So Hard
Dear daycare mom, I know it's hard. To get yourself up before them, to make lunches, to pack the bags,…
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By Jocelyn Hurt The End of Maternity Leave Makes a Mother’s Heart Ache
As my last week of maternity leave begins, my heart feels heavier and heavier in my chest. I can’t fall…
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By Tara Parkinson Being a Working Mom When Kids Get Sick Is Complicated
I didn’t know what my ringtone sounded like until I went back to work after maternity leave. “You know it’s…
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By Megan Kewaza To the Working Mom Feeling Tired Before the Day Begins
Dear mama who just dropped her kids off at daycare, I see you. Five days a week, I see you.…
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To the Daycare Teachers Watching My Babies Grow with Me
I remember the knot in my stomach when my husband and I made the decision to put our kids in…
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By Angela Williams Glenn We Didn’t Just Send Our Kids to Daycare, We Sent Them to a Second Home
I cried when I left my children’s daycare. And no, I don’t mean I cried when I dropped them off…
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By Alicia K. Albertson Dear Daycare Provider, Thank You For Loving My Babies
My kids have a wonderful daycare/preschool. They’ve gone to the same place since they were six weeks old. I was…
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As a Working Mom, the Separation is Hard But My Gratitude is Big
I missed my daughter’s first steps. I saw a picture sent by her daycare teacher that she had walked for…
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By Kiley Hillner Your Last Day At Daycare is a Bittersweet Milestone
This is the part that gets me. Come Monday morning, I’ll be rushing to get you and your younger siblings…
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