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Being Sensitive is a Strength In an Overwhelming World

Living
January 27, 2026
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By Marissa Bader

Being Sensitive is a Strength In an Overwhelming World

To be highly sensitive is to live life at full volume, and to feel everything in vivid, sometimes aching, color.…

Dear Daughter, Mean Girls Don’t Get To Define You

Kids, Motherhood
October 16, 2025
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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…

Living, Motherhood
October 24, 2024
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By Lauren Mattson

I Cry More Now

I cry when I’m sad, yes, but I also cry in moments of overwhelming gratitude. I can distinctly remember one…

Resentment Lingers as Long as You Let It

Living
June 23, 2024
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By Cat Borg

Resentment Lingers as Long as You Let It

I let the anger consume me. It's happened before. I was hurt, and it was real, but I fed it.…

Motherhood
October 23, 2023
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By Manndi Maphies

What If Moms Didn’t Hide Their Tears?

This was a rough morning. I mean rough. I was fighting with my husband . . . again. Late for…

A Mother Doesn’t Have to Be Prepared to Be Sustained

Baby, Faith, Motherhood
September 12, 2023
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4 Minute Read

By Her View From Home

A Mother Doesn’t Have to Be Prepared to Be Sustained

I feel the warmth radiating from my weeks-old baby girl's body onto my lap. She sleeps soundly. But I can’t. My…

“Is This the Mother I Want to Be?” Learning to Handle Difficult Emotions in Motherhood

Kids, Living, Motherhood
July 2, 2023
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By Andee Martineau

“Is This the Mother I Want to Be?” Learning to Handle Difficult Emotions in Motherhood

Looking up from my neat pile of clothing and surveying the once Mt. Everest of clean clothing that was now…

To the Parents of a Kid Who Throws Tantrums: You’re Doing a Good Job

Motherhood, Toddler
March 15, 2023
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3 Minute Read

By Krista Ward

To the Parents of a Kid Who Throws Tantrums: You’re Doing a Good Job

To the parents of a kid who throws tantrums, from the parent of a kid who threw tantrums: GOOD JOB!…

Motherhood
January 28, 2023
3.5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Jenna Stehler

Let Your Kids See Your Feelings Too

I’m a mom to two exceptional kids–one with big emotions and one with a big heart. What that looks like…

Kids, Motherhood
November 9, 2022
2.3K Views
5 Minute Read

By Gabrielle Talley

I Love You Even When I Say I Don’t

“I love you even when I say I don’t.” These words came out of nowhere from my 5-year-old. I was…

Motherhood Is An Ever-Changing Mix of Emotions

Motherhood
August 31, 2022
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6 Minute Read

By Michelle Valiukenas

Motherhood Is An Ever-Changing Mix of Emotions

As an avid watcher of Friends, both when it was on and now in reruns, I often relate back to…

Living
June 26, 2022
3.3K Views
3 Minute Read

By Sam Prinsloo

The Truth is I’m Drowning

I find myself sinking. Really disappearing. Everyone around me sees me. They see my smile, my involvement, my willingness to…

Emotions

Being Sensitive is a Strength In an Overwhelming World

Dear Daughter, Mean Girls Don’t Get To Define You

I Cry More Now

Resentment Lingers as Long as You Let It

What If Moms Didn’t Hide Their Tears?

A Mother Doesn’t Have to Be Prepared to Be Sustained

“Is This the Mother I Want to Be?” Learning to Handle Difficult Emotions in Motherhood

To the Parents of a Kid Who Throws Tantrums: You’re Doing a Good Job

Let Your Kids See Your Feelings Too

I Love You Even When I Say I Don’t

Motherhood Is An Ever-Changing Mix of Emotions

The Truth is I’m Drowning

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So God Made a Mother