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I Will Never Hold My Children Back, Even If It Means They Move Far Away

Motherhood
November 11, 2022
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By Her View From Home

I Will Never Hold My Children Back, Even If It Means They Move Far Away

“I want you to know that you can live anywhere you want when you grow up. You don’t need to…

My Kids Are All in School Now and It’s a Little Lonely

Kids, Motherhood
November 10, 2022
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By Cat Borg

My Kids Are All in School Now and It’s a Little Lonely

I had just dropped my children off at school. All of them. My youngest has just started full-time. It was…

This In-Between Stage is New For Us Both

Motherhood, Tween
November 7, 2022
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By Katie Moreland

This In-Between Stage is New For Us Both

While I was organizing my daughter's bedroom this weekend, it hit me: we've entered the in-between years. We're in between…

Every Time I Put You Down, You Grow a Little More

Baby, Motherhood
November 2, 2022
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By Christina Egbert

Every Time I Put You Down, You Grow a Little More

You’re six months old today. Everything about you is so much bigger now—including the personality that’s showing through. But today?…

Grown Children, Motherhood
November 2, 2022
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By Cheryl Trenary

God Gave Me Babies Who Grew Up

Tapping the “off” button on my iPhone, I ended the FaceTime with my daughter. Smiling to myself, I reflected on…

Every Time You Walk Away You’re a Little Less Mine

Kids, Motherhood
October 21, 2022
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By Katie Moreland

Every Time You Walk Away You’re a Little Less Mine

There's something about watching them walk away. Sometimes when they are in front of me and I catch a glimpse…

I Do for My Kids What My Parents Didn’t Do for Me

Grown Children, Motherhood
October 20, 2022
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By Jenni Brennan

I Do for My Kids What My Parents Didn’t Do for Me

Sometimes I get mad when I rearrange my work schedule so I can make it to my son’s high school…

Hey Tweens and Teens—You Can Trick-or-Treat at My House

Kids, Living, Teen, Tween
October 17, 2022
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By Maralee Bradley

Hey Tweens and Teens—You Can Trick-or-Treat at My House

When I was a kid, my parents had a definite cutoff age for trick-or-treating. As we entered the middle school…

Kids, Motherhood
October 15, 2022
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By Elisa Preston

You’re Just Like Mommy and Daddy

She has my eyes and his smile, my gentle touch and his playfulness. She talks like me, laughs like him.…

My Babies Are Growing Up, but I Will Never Outgrow Them

Kids, Motherhood
October 6, 2022
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By Sara Springer

My Babies Are Growing Up, but I Will Never Outgrow Them

I spent nearly a decade birthing babies and subsequently breastfeeding them. I have been pregnant so many times I am…

Motherhood
October 2, 2022
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By Lisa Leshaw

Goodbye to Girlhood Innocence

She loved pickles and pudding and rocks that glittered. And forts that touched the ceiling. She mastered shadow puppets on…

Every Time I Blinked, They Grew—and It Was So Beautiful

Kids, Motherhood
October 2, 2022
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By Tara Fields

Every Time I Blinked, They Grew—and It Was So Beautiful

I thought we were prepared, but we weren’t. Not even close. Not in the tiniest, least little bit. When we…

growing up

I Will Never Hold My Children Back, Even If It Means They Move Far Away

My Kids Are All in School Now and It’s a Little Lonely

This In-Between Stage is New For Us Both

Every Time I Put You Down, You Grow a Little More

God Gave Me Babies Who Grew Up

Every Time You Walk Away You’re a Little Less Mine

I Do for My Kids What My Parents Didn’t Do for Me

Hey Tweens and Teens—You Can Trick-or-Treat at My House

You’re Just Like Mommy and Daddy

My Babies Are Growing Up, but I Will Never Outgrow Them

Goodbye to Girlhood Innocence

Every Time I Blinked, They Grew—and It Was So Beautiful

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