By Jenny Vanderberg Shannon Mama, You Don’t Have To Be There For Everything
“Mama, come! I want to read you something,” my oldest daughter called from her spot on the couch beneath the…
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar I’ll Always Miss My Kids Every Time We’re Apart
I went to a doctor’s appointment and came back to big hugs and kisses like I was gone more than…
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By Laura Costea Raising Kids With a Big Age Gap is the Best
“Mom, it says here in the parenting magazine that by five months, babies should be responding when you call their…
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A Mother’s Love Cannot Be Measured—Only Felt
A mom's job is not to plan, shop, and cook. A mom's job is to nourish with love. A mom's…
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By Stacy Bronec I’ll Never Regret Being a Stay-at-Home Mom
The chair rocked back and forth, my baby’s sniffles the only sound in the quiet room. In the dark, I…
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By Janelle Sims We Lived With Our Adult Children—And Loved it
There are jokes, sitcoms, and even movies about having adult kids returning home to live. This is because it happens…
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The Truth is As a Stay-at-Home Mom, Sometimes I Get Bored
It is the early afternoon, and my eye catches the clock, only 2 p.m., I think to myself. Four or…
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By Tynea Lewis School Doesn’t Come Easily For All Kids—But They Can Still Do Big Things
“Mama, I wish I was in eighth grade,” my sweet first-grader said to me as she sat at the kitchen…
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This Family is Just Right For Us
When I became a mom of three under three, I was prepared for people to look at me like I…
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By Jessica Urlichs Dear Husband, I Love This Life With You
Dear husband, There’s a life in the future with little faces in photo frames instead of before our eyes, artwork…
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By Genny Rietze We Don’t Buy Christmas Presents For Our Kids Anymore—And I’m Not Sorry
"We aren't getting the kids gifts this year." I'm on the phone with my mother-in-law, and she is silent. Now…
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By Carolyn Moore Moms Do it All in December—And We’re Exhausted
Every year, I forget about the month of December. Not that it’s on the calendar, of course—I know it follows…
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