By Jessica Swanda You Don’t Need Big Vacations to Make Fun Summer Memories with Your Kids
With the arrival of summer break, photos of exciting family vacations have begun to fill my social media feed. I…
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What I Hope My Kids Learn by Watching Their Working Mom
When I was growing up, I watched my mom work. She was an elementary school teacher. I saw how hard she…
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By Peyton Garland You’re Not Meant to Master Motherhood
I threw up all nine months of my pregnancy, including in between every single push that brought my wrinkly, precious…
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By Krystal Sieben I Am the Question Answerer
It’s exhausting to be the answerer of all the questions. “Mom?” How many times do you think we all hear…
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I Wasn’t an Athlete But I’m an All-In Sports Mom
I was never an athlete. Never. I was a clumsy and uncoordinated child and teenager. I fell off the climbing…
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Three Cheers for the Sports Siblings Who Show Up
We are an active, sports-loving family. I write frequently about raising two tweens engaged in youth sports. I’m proud of…
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You Can Never Be Too Careful with Your Kids around Water
It was almost October in north Georgia when my friend invited us over to the RV resort where her husband…
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By Krystal Anderson Dear Special Needs Fathers, We Need You
Dear special needs father, We see you. The unsung hero of our fight. The silent workhorse. Mr. Make-it-happen. We see…
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Sometimes Kindness Finds You in a Coffee Shop
He had on his Sunday best. He appeared to be in his late 70s or early 80s with soft gray…
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By Angela Hampton Be Patient with the Girls Who Never Stop Moving
In preschool, the teacher would sit right next to my cot because I didn’t want to take a nap. I…
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By Amanda Crews One Day Our House Will be Clean, but Today I’ll Cherish the Mess
Our home isn’t a curated photo. In fact, if someone saw a picture, the only reason they may stop scrolling…
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There are So Many Beautiful Moments Ahead
The first things you hear after the pregnancy test turns positive are "Congratulations!" and “Just you wait.” That second phrase…
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