By Jennifer Bailey I’m Taking My Girls to the Taylor Swift Eras Movie and I Couldn’t be More Excited
In 2009, I took my almost 5-year-old to a concert. The artist was Taylor Swift, a still somewhat new artist,…
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By Amelie Dobie As a Nurse, This Is How I Prepared My Daughter for Her First Period
I don't remember my first period, which means my mother had me well prepared. This doesn't mean I was okay…
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By Krystal Sieben Six Feels So Much Bigger
Six . . . Six is only one number more than five, one grade, one year . . . but it…
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By Elisa Preston Sometimes I Say Yes Just to See Her Smile
She looked up at me with the most hopeful, delighted green-blue eyes, “Look what I got, Mama!” And out from…
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By Brittany Olson Dear Daughter, about That Other 4-Letter Word
As my kindergartner came bounding through the door back from the park, she seemed ecstatic to tell me all about…
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By Her View From Home There’s Something about Volleyball Girls
“…so when we run the 6-2, I shift to the front after serve receive, but for the 5-1 it’s different,…
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By Courtney Marie Poullas To the Grandmothers: Don’t Forget To Hold Your Daughters
Several women in my larger circle of friends have recently given birth. The photos of their precious miracles shine on…
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My Heart Knew I Needed a Daughter
I have a vivid memory of tentatively walking toward the little pink sleepers hanging in Nordstrom. I gently lifted one…
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The Bittersweet Reality of Your Baby Turning 5 Years Old
Those first five. Those precious first five years have flown by. I blinked and here we are. I look back…
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By Jennifer Vail When a Boy Mom Has a Girl
Some people roll their eyes at the term, but I used to be a card-carrying member of the boy mom…
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By Candice Miksovsky Dear Birth Mother, I See Your Strength In the Eyes of My Daughter
I love that she looks just like you. She shares your fierce and wild, animal-loving spirit while also being sensitive…
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By Tania Lorena Rivera For Years, My Periods Were Pure Agony and I Want Better for My Daughters
“You look white as a sheet,” said Jacquie sitting next to me in math class. I nodded and gripped my…
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