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14 Feels Like the Beginning of Our Slow Goodbye

Teen
July 21, 2021
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By Kelsey Scism

14 Feels Like the Beginning of Our Slow Goodbye

My 14-year-old texted me from her break at work, telling me she felt impending doom. You don’t know my daughter,…

5 Ways To Embrace Your Little Kids Turning Into Big Kids

Motherhood
July 10, 2021
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By Melissa Johnson

5 Ways To Embrace Your Little Kids Turning Into Big Kids

Not too long ago, I spent my Friday evening crying on the couch. I was grieving the end of an…

People Change—And Other Truths You Learn in Your 30s

Living, Motherhood
June 25, 2021
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By Alyse Bressner

People Change—And Other Truths You Learn in Your 30s

Thinking back to my 20s, I was living for the moment. Not in the cool and mindful "I’m so present…

One Day Your Son Will Be Taller Than You—And You Won’t Be Ready

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
June 23, 2021
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By Jacqueline Miller

One Day Your Son Will Be Taller Than You—And You Won’t Be Ready

I read a lot of parenting blogs. And books and magazines. Plus, I follow a ton of writer-moms on social…

A Mother Knows Each Year That Passes is One More Closer To Goodbye

Motherhood
June 7, 2021
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By Brea Schmidt

A Mother Knows Each Year That Passes is One More Closer To Goodbye

“Hey, Mom,” she said from the backseat, “now I’m over halfway there!” We were a few minutes in to our…

Kids, Motherhood
June 6, 2021
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By Hillary Ibarra

I Miss the Stroller Days

I left it, all dusty and alone, with bags of used clothes piled on its seat and tray. No one was there…

Parenting Feels More Complicated As You Get Older

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
May 29, 2021
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By Mary Ann Blair

Parenting Feels More Complicated As You Get Older

I never knew how quickly tears could sneak up on me until I became a mother. A few nights ago,…

Motherhood, Teen
May 6, 2021
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By Renee Robinson

Those Were the Days—But So Are These

Fingers splayed wide, he placed both palms on the microwave door, which he used as a wall for his standing…

My Son is Growing Up, But I’ll Hold On To the Pictures Forever

Fatherhood
April 29, 2021
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By Jeremy R. Summerlin

My Son is Growing Up, But I’ll Hold On To the Pictures Forever

A certain part of my heart longs for these moments to never change. I look back on pictures like this…

Parenting Through a Pandemic Made Us All Grow Up a Little Faster

Kids, Motherhood
April 27, 2021
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By Kali Dawson

Parenting Through a Pandemic Made Us All Grow Up a Little Faster

When it all started, I honestly didn't think I was built to mother through it. I didn't think I was…

Motherhood
April 15, 2021
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By Mary Ann Blair

One Day He’ll Stop Needing Me

One day he will stop asking me to lay with him at bedtime. One day he will be too big…

Kids, Motherhood
April 1, 2021
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By Jaclyn Warren

Dear Son, I Am So Proud of You

Dear Son, I blinked, and I don’t know where my baby bear’s gone off to. Those chubby little hands that…

growing up

14 Feels Like the Beginning of Our Slow Goodbye

5 Ways To Embrace Your Little Kids Turning Into Big Kids

People Change—And Other Truths You Learn in Your 30s

One Day Your Son Will Be Taller Than You—And You Won’t Be Ready

A Mother Knows Each Year That Passes is One More Closer To Goodbye

I Miss the Stroller Days

Parenting Feels More Complicated As You Get Older

Those Were the Days—But So Are These

My Son is Growing Up, But I’ll Hold On To the Pictures Forever

Parenting Through a Pandemic Made Us All Grow Up a Little Faster

One Day He’ll Stop Needing Me

Dear Son, I Am So Proud of You

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