By Rachel Taylor You’ll Miss Them in Your Arms, But You’ll Love Who They Become
For years I was in the trenches of motherhood. My firstborn needed to feel my touch. If he didn't, he…
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By Allie Gravitt I’ll Never Be Ready For You To Grow Up
I was ready for sleepless nights. I was ready for chaos and nonstop talking and peeing with an audience. I’ve…
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By Amy Betters-Midtvedt There’s Just Something About the Last Kid
Every time could be the last time in the toy aisle. I spent over an hour with this kid walking…
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Our Teens Let Go First
For the adolescents in my nest, everything seems too big. There is no context or perspective, only borderless heartache and…
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By Kiley Hillner Your Last Day At Daycare is a Bittersweet Milestone
This is the part that gets me. Come Monday morning, I’ll be rushing to get you and your younger siblings…
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They Need Me Less and I Love Them More
In less than two weeks, my oldest son will be a fifth-grader and my youngest son will excitedly enter the…
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By Krista Ward I’m Not Quite Ready To Let Go
I’m not quite ready to let go. It’s your first day of kindergarten, a day that’s arrived more swiftly than…
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Dear Kindergartener, I Already Miss You
You were so excited tonight that I wondered if you would ever settle down enough to fall asleep. As you…
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I’m Starting to See the Teenager in Him
My children frequently take my breath away, whether with their beauty (because, oh, my, these children are beautiful, aren’t they?)…
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Always Remember, My Child: I’m Here if You Need Me
It is well past bedtime as I watch you snuggle into your little bed with your impressive collection of blankets,…
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One Day You Won’t Reach For My Hand Anymore
One day, you won’t ask me to lie down with you in the night and trace pictures along your back…
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By Sydnei Kaplan I Just Keep Loving You More
When we think about starting a family, we don’t think about how it all unfolds. We may consider what it…
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