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As a Nurse, This Is How I Prepared My Daughter for Her First Period

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
September 15, 2023
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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…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
September 7, 2023
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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…

Sometimes I Say Yes Just to See Her Smile

Kids, Motherhood
September 3, 2023
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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…

Dear Daughter, about That Other 4-Letter Word

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
September 3, 2023
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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…

There’s Something about Volleyball Girls

Kids, Living, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
August 31, 2023
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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,…

To the Grandmothers: Don’t Forget To Hold Your Daughters

Baby, Grown Children, Motherhood
August 24, 2023
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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…

Kids, Motherhood
August 11, 2023
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By Krystal Sieben

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…

The Bittersweet Reality of Your Baby Turning 5 Years Old

Child, Kids, Motherhood
August 3, 2023
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By Megan LaPorta

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…

Baby, Friendship, Motherhood
August 2, 2023
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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…

Dear Birth Mother, I See Your Strength In the Eyes of My Daughter

Motherhood
July 30, 2023
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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…

For Years, My Periods Were Pure Agony and I Want Better for My Daughters

Living
July 28, 2023
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6 Minute Read

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…

She May Be Little but She Knows Exactly Who She Is

Motherhood, Toddler
July 24, 2023
6K Views
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By Lindsay Pagni

She May Be Little but She Knows Exactly Who She Is

A few months ago, I took my daughter in for a routine check-up, and I had one of those moments…

girl mom

As a Nurse, This Is How I Prepared My Daughter for Her First Period

Six Feels So Much Bigger

Sometimes I Say Yes Just to See Her Smile

Dear Daughter, about That Other 4-Letter Word

There’s Something about Volleyball Girls

To the Grandmothers: Don’t Forget To Hold Your Daughters

My Heart Knew I Needed a Daughter

The Bittersweet Reality of Your Baby Turning 5 Years Old

When a Boy Mom Has a Girl

Dear Birth Mother, I See Your Strength In the Eyes of My Daughter

For Years, My Periods Were Pure Agony and I Want Better for My Daughters

She May Be Little but She Knows Exactly Who She Is

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