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Living
March 25, 2025
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When Do You Stop Needing a Father?

I wonder if it will ever go away—that incessant longing for something that doesn't exist. Something that is supposed to…

Grown Children, Living
November 18, 2024
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The Missing Grandparents

Another recital has come and gone, but you were not there. Another birthday, another Christmas, another milestone you have missed.…

My Dad Didn’t Give Me the Love I Needed Because He Couldn’t

Grown Children, Living
April 28, 2023
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By Sarah Foss

My Dad Didn’t Give Me the Love I Needed Because He Couldn’t

I remember the dread each year as mid-June approached. Father’s Day was coming, and the people-pleaser in me that sought…

Grown Children, Living
April 1, 2023
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When My Dad Left My Mom, He Left Me Too

When I was young, the back of my father was like the biggest mountain in the world. He was my…

Sometimes Letting Go of Uninvolved Family Is the Only Way Forward

Living, Motherhood
February 9, 2023
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By Kersten Cook

Sometimes Letting Go of Uninvolved Family Is the Only Way Forward

As I was scrolling through my Timehop, I came across a picture. That picture was of my mother and my…

Grieving the Death of an Estranged Family Member is Complicated

Grief, Grown Children
February 6, 2023
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By Britney

Grieving the Death of an Estranged Family Member is Complicated

This past weekend, I learned that my estranged grandmother died. It had been a few years since I had spoken…

I Went No-Contact With My Toxic Mom: Here’s What It’s Like

Living
January 22, 2023
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By Sarah Hamelman

I Went No-Contact With My Toxic Mom: Here’s What It’s Like

Two and a half years ago, with tears in my eyes, an ache in my heart, and an eight-month pregnant…

Prince Harry, the Spare: Why Should I Care?

Living
January 10, 2023
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By Carolyn Moore

Prince Harry, the Spare: Why Should I Care?

I was 13 when Princess Diana died. The entire world followed the tragic story playing out across the pond, shocked…

Even When It’s Right, Walking Away Hurts

Friendship, Living
December 20, 2022
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By Her View From Home

Even When It’s Right, Walking Away Hurts

It’s a weird thing, mourning the living. It’s like your brain just can’t quite wrap itself around the process the…

It’s Lonely As the Daughter of a Narcissistic Mother

Grown Children, Living, Motherhood
December 9, 2022
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It’s Lonely As the Daughter of a Narcissistic Mother

You hear a lot about being mothered during your mothering season . . . Calling your mom throughout the day…

Grown Children, Living
November 27, 2022
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By Connie Cumming

My Toxic Father Does Not Define Me

I don’t have a father, and it’s completely fine. It really, really is. It’s taken me 40 years to say…

Living
September 12, 2022
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By Autumn Knapp

Learning to Forgive My Mother Took Time

Our culture says that mothers are nurturing and caring. They love you no matter what. They are always there for…