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Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?

Living, Motherhood
August 5, 2023
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By Cari Resnick

Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?

A few years ago, I let go of our Mr. Potato Head collection. I asked my boys to play one…

Even by Her Deathbed, I Question If I Was Enough for My Mother

Grief, Grown Children, Living
July 21, 2023
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By Sarah Lewis

Even by Her Deathbed, I Question If I Was Enough for My Mother

The beeping of the machine yelling to the nurses about the occluded IV snaps my mind back to the present.…

Motherhood, Tween
July 20, 2023
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By Lori Jude

While She’s Still Mine

I touched her hair today. The delicate, fully-formed, angel-baby droplet plucked intentionally off heaven's tree and placed in my belly…

Ladybugs Will Always Remind Me of 4-Year-Old You

Motherhood
July 19, 2023
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By Casey Huff

Ladybugs Will Always Remind Me of 4-Year-Old You

Ladybugs will always make me think of 4-year-old you. The way you squeal with delight, a smile spreading over your…

Let Go of Broken Toys and Hang on to the Memories

Motherhood
July 5, 2023
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By Sarah Knutson

Let Go of Broken Toys and Hang on to the Memories

My (almost) 8-year-old daughter came in from tidying the yard and readying it for play to hand me the plastic,…

I’ll Always Remember the Little Boys They Were

Motherhood, Teen
June 30, 2023
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By Amy Keyes

I’ll Always Remember the Little Boys They Were

I have a lot of gray hair. More than most people my age, and probably no less than my mom,…

Mothers Carry Every Version of Our Children In Our Hearts

Motherhood
June 26, 2023
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By Heather McGuire

Mothers Carry Every Version of Our Children In Our Hearts

The other day my 17-year-old daughter asked me if I wanted to see a movie. I was mid-house-and-bathroom-cleaning, and this…

The Hardest Teens Sometimes Make the Best Adults

Motherhood, Teen
May 31, 2023
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By Krystal Sieben

The Hardest Teens Sometimes Make the Best Adults

Hi, friends. Former middle school and high school teacher here, checking in. Can I let you in on a little…

My Childhood Home Is Forever a Part of Me

Grown Children, Living
May 28, 2023
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By Joy A. Mead

My Childhood Home Is Forever a Part of Me

Of all the places I will roam, home is forever part of me. I can see the bright, orange poppies…

Motherhood, Teen
May 25, 2023
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By Jennifer Hale

But How Will I Let Her Go?

It was nothing as I pictured. Really. Nothing about it was how I thought it'd look, feel or be. I…

As the Mom of a Teen, I Belong in the Backseat Now

Motherhood, Teen
May 24, 2023
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By Amy Keyes

As the Mom of a Teen, I Belong in the Backseat Now

I remember growing up, the best thing in the world was calling "shotgun!” and beating my sisters to the front…

Dear Kindergartner, This Is Just the Beginning

Kids, Motherhood
May 15, 2023
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By Megan LaPorta

Dear Kindergartner, This Is Just the Beginning

To my future kindergartner, I can’t seem to wrap my head around the fact that I really just wrote those…

growing up

Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?

Even by Her Deathbed, I Question If I Was Enough for My Mother

While She’s Still Mine

Ladybugs Will Always Remind Me of 4-Year-Old You

Let Go of Broken Toys and Hang on to the Memories

I’ll Always Remember the Little Boys They Were

Mothers Carry Every Version of Our Children In Our Hearts

The Hardest Teens Sometimes Make the Best Adults

My Childhood Home Is Forever a Part of Me

But How Will I Let Her Go?

As the Mom of a Teen, I Belong in the Backseat Now

Dear Kindergartner, This Is Just the Beginning

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So God Made a Mother