By Audra Powers It’s Hard Raising My Family Far From My Own
I just dropped off my family at the airport. We had a wonderful, long weekend visit together. They live 2,000…
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By Alicia K. Albertson What Happens When Only One of You Wants Another Baby?
I wanted another baby, but the timing wasn’t right. We were exhausted after our second. He was up every three…
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This is the Year of Being Tired
Every year, I optimistically make my New Year’s resolutions and choose a word to symbolize something I plan to work…
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By Anneliese Lawton I Can’t Stand My Messy House, But My Heart Isn’t Ready For When It’s Clean
My house is a disaster. Like every single room has STUFF scattered about. Tiny pants, pieces of LEGO, socks, random…
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Why Family Dinner Matters
Some of my earliest memories from childhood involve family meals. Regardless of what was happening in our life, my siblings…
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By Her View From Home The Hardest Thing To Say To a Toxic Family Member is No
One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do is say no. When enabling was the popular choice. When…
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45 Hours with Our Almost-Daughter: A Story of Failed Adoption and Love
We were her parents for 45 hours until they told us we couldn’t be. I (Rachel) don’t remember when I…
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By Janelle Sims We Lived With Our Adult Children—And Loved it
There are jokes, sitcoms, and even movies about having adult kids returning home to live. This is because it happens…
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By Betsy Moore Sometimes Sisters Aren’t Best Friends—And That’s OK
Sisters, we don't have to be best friends. I still love you both. When I was five years old, sisters,…
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By Suka Nasrallah The Little Girl in Me Still Yearns For a Present Father
My dad came over today, and for the first time in a very, very long time, I sat with him—not…
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The Dysfunction of My Past is Not My Future
I had my first baby at 17. I heard the whispers. I was “just like my mother.” I married young—again,…
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By Shannon Armenis I Cherished Every Second I Had With My Grandmother
I have an affection for clocks. The oversized square clock acts as a divider between my kitchen and family room.…
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