You Need Your Best Friend More Than Ever Once You’re a Mom
Dear mama, Lean in close, I’m going to inform you of the best kept “secret” to maintaining your sanity in the midst of these early…
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Check on Your “Strong” Friend, She’s Faking it
A letter from your “strong” friend: You forgot to check on me. Did you feel that in your gut? Stop. This is not about guilt. I know that feeling…
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To the Friends Who Stay—Thank You
You may get, gosh I don’t know, four to five of them in your entire life. You may only get one. People who come into your life, and don’t just…
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To the Difference Makers: I Couldn’t Do Motherhood Without You
I couldn’t do motherhood without my village. And yes, a village, because it takes more than just a tribe. Tribes, like people come in all different…
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I’m the Friend With the Dead Mom
I’m the friend with the dead mom. I’m the one in the group who doesn’t have new memories to share about her, the one that won’t be posting…
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Dear Seasoned Mama, Thank You For Loving My Children and Me Unconditionally
Not too long ago my 4-year-old son walked into the Sunday School class you faithfully teach every Sunday with a pouty face, chin tucked into his…
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Friendship Requires Sacrifice
Friendship requires sacrifice. There, I said it. I have met and talked to a lot of lonely people lately, and let me tell you it breaks my heart…
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Dear Daughter, The Truth is Not Everyone is Going to Like You (and That’s OK)
“I don’t think she likes me,” my daughter stated matter-of-factly. It was the third time that week she’d made a…
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All We Really Need to Know We Can Learn From Incredible Women
An ode to the women I know and what I’ve learned by being in their beautiful orbits: 1. Women are exquisitely hardy souls. 2. An even number of…
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To the Mothers Who Mothered Me
When I was 16 I dropped out of high school halfway through my junior year. After numerous moves state-to-state from the time I was nine, and…
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