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…
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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…
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By Jenni Brennan What a Gift It Is To Watch My Babies Grow Up
A few weeks ago I ran away and I brought my family with me. It’s become my favorite thing to…
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By Katelyn Washington My Last Baby Changed Me
I was already a mom of two teenagers. I thought I’d move to a city and join corporate America in…
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One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today
One day you will come home after your first day of a new school year and not wish to share…
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Having Babies and Toddlers Is Exhausting—but So, So Sweet
I took the girls to one of our favorite coffee shops last week and all around me were parents of…
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When You’re a Mom of Teens, You Never Pass up a Chance to Spend Time with Them
When your kids are little, nothing rings more true than the saying that the days are long but the years…
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By Emily Anne I’m the Mom Who Jumps on the Bed
I’m the mom who jumps on the bed. Even though it makes a mess of my bed and I might…
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Dear Kindergartner, Spread Your Wings and Fly
Yesterday. You started kindergarten yesterday. You walked into those doors a baby, your hand clinging to mine, my heart clinging…
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By Rachel Reva Dear Son, My Heart Wasn’t Ready for You To Grow So Fast
Dear son, I wasn’t ready for this. But you were. I had it all planned out. I would enjoy the…
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Why Does It All Go So Fast?
I remember the day you were born so vividly. It’s etched into my brain as one of the best moments…
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I’m Watching You Grow Up in the Little Moments
Often we measure growing up in the big moments, the milestones, and celebrations. We mark baby’s first tooth, birthdays, and…
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