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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…

Moms Know We’ll Miss This (but Maybe Not the Hard Parts)

Motherhood
May 8, 2023
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By Kristi Killpack

Moms Know We’ll Miss This (but Maybe Not the Hard Parts)

It has been a day. You are hurrying through the grocery store, trying to calm your screaming baby and hoping…

My Tween Is Gaining Independence but He Still Needs Me

Motherhood, Tween
May 7, 2023
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By Kelly Bakshi

My Tween Is Gaining Independence but He Still Needs Me

When my tween son asked to go to sleep away camp, I supported his decision and his quest for independence,…

Before You Know It, Your Babies Won’t Be Babies

Kids, Motherhood
April 27, 2023
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By Casey Sorensen

Before You Know It, Your Babies Won’t Be Babies

Did you know there is a sweet spot in motherhood? When the youngest is out of diapers and outings can…

I’m a Kindergarten Mom at the Bottom of the Hill

Child, Kids, Motherhood
April 22, 2023
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By Katie Zurich

I’m a Kindergarten Mom at the Bottom of the Hill

The local elementary school is perched atop an obnoxious hill. It is customary for kindergarten parents to walk their children…

4 Tips to Adjust Once Your Kids Are Grown and Gone

Grown Children, Motherhood
April 16, 2023
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By Susan Zurcher

4 Tips to Adjust Once Your Kids Are Grown and Gone

My tour guide days are over–for now. Our kids have all gone home after visiting our new home in a…

Motherhood
April 14, 2023
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By Justina Murphy

The Sippy Cup Season Is Ending

While walking into Buy Buy Baby to purchase our nearly 10-month-old a sippy cup, I was nearly brought to tears.…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
April 11, 2023
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By Karri Theis

Dear Daughter, Don’t Rush

Dear daughter, Don't rush. You were born in a brightly lit room, surrounded by a flurry of activity. You were…

They Leave Us in Little Pieces Long before 18

Motherhood, Teen
April 10, 2023
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By Michelle Hurst

They Leave Us in Little Pieces Long before 18

Recently, someone asked me as the mom of a senior about to graduate, “How are you preparing to let go?”…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
April 7, 2023
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By Emily Brisse

When He’s 10

My son is at an age where he couldn’t care less about personal grooming, his un-selfconsciousness both admirable and aggravating…

It’s Worth the Extra Effort to Raise My Kids Into Capable Adults

Motherhood
March 21, 2023
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By Casey Huff

It’s Worth the Extra Effort to Raise My Kids Into Capable Adults

Our 7-year-old asked to make pancakes the other morning. “Can I do it all by myself this time, mom?” Truthfully,…

Kids, Motherhood
March 20, 2023
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By Ashley Daniels

Goodbye to the Baby Hangers

You bought them when you first found out you were pregnant. It may have been one of the first items,…

growing up

Dear Kindergartner, This Is Just the Beginning

Moms Know We’ll Miss This (but Maybe Not the Hard Parts)

My Tween Is Gaining Independence but He Still Needs Me

Before You Know It, Your Babies Won’t Be Babies

I’m a Kindergarten Mom at the Bottom of the Hill

4 Tips to Adjust Once Your Kids Are Grown and Gone

The Sippy Cup Season Is Ending

Dear Daughter, Don’t Rush

They Leave Us in Little Pieces Long before 18

When He’s 10

It’s Worth the Extra Effort to Raise My Kids Into Capable Adults

Goodbye to the Baby Hangers

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