By Emily Collins I Was 15 When I Began Starving Myself
We stopped for ice cream on the way home from your last day of kindergarten. As chocolate ice cream dripped…
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By Sarah Lango To the Mom Who Just Received Her Child’s Hard Medical Diagnosis
The day I received my daughter's official medical diagnosis is one that will forever stand out in my mind. We…
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By Cara Arnold Sometimes Moms Who “Have it All Together” Don’t
In 2007 when Britney Spears burned out we all knew it. We knew it because she divorced her husband, checked…
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Waiting For a Miracle: Maisie’s Story
Maisie Forrest is a sweet, happy, loving little girl. Like most other 18-month-olds, she loves baths, is a mama’s girl,…
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By Casie Tyson My Son Has Spina Bifida, and Life is Still Beautiful
This post has been in my drafts for about a year. I write it. Rewrite it. Then delete it again.…
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By Stephanie Hanrahan A Peek Behind the Picket Fence of a “Perfect Family”
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what exactly are those words? What’s the worth of something…
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By Brynn Burger Your Kids Are Watching What—And How—You Eat
Sitting at the airport reading a friend's beautiful book and minding my own business over my Cheddar Jack Cheeze-Its because…
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By Jodie Utter It’s Your Birthday! Call Your Doctor.
Who can remember when it's time to schedule that dreaded pap smear? Or the awkward and ouchy mammogram? The annoying…
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke To My Mom When She Was Diagnosed With Cancer
Dear Mom, I’ll never forget the day you were diagnosed with cancer. Neither of us cried. I’m not sure if…
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By Sierra Greenlee I Found Out Too Late My Toddler Had Type 1 Diabetes—Now I’m Begging Parents to Screen Their Kids
Editor's note: the following post originally appeared on the author's Facebook page and discusses the death of a child. Here it…
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By Whitney Ballard When You’re Sick—Really Sick—During Pregnancy, it’s More Than Just the Body That Suffers
Hyperemesis gravidarum. That’s what the doctor calls it. Severe morning sickness. That’s what I’ll tell you when you ask me…
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By Kelsey Scism To the Germ Slayers Who Battle Our Winter Crud, Thank You
Cold and flu season is in full swing and feels like it will last forever. Of course, you are well…
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