By Brian Halsey Who You Become When Your Kid Melts Down at the Store (and What it Says About You)
We’ve all been there before. A simple errand; some groceries, and a few household necessities. Everything is going smoothly, until…
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By Ashley Case Why We Absolutely Need Mom Friends
I was a few months shy of my 31st birthday when I became a mother. Not young by any standard,…
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By Michelle Zunter What it Really Means to be a Mother
What does it really, truly mean to be a mother? Does being a mother mean your life mainly consists of potty-training, play…
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By Whitney Fleming Live in Virginia? Your Teen Could Be Thrown In Jail for Trick-or-Treating
Last night at dinner, my three daughters talked about what they would dress up as for Halloween. One was going…
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By Anneliese Lawton Two-Year-Olds Aren’t Terrible, They’re Just Trying to Understand Life
My son wanted a popsicle for breakfast this morning. He's two. You can imagine the response I got from him…
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By Brea Schmidt I Don’t Want My Kids to Remember Perfection—I Want Them to Remember Me
I don't want my kids to remember grand adventures . . . I want them to remember that I was…
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By Stevie Swift I Can’t Give You All of My Time, But I Promise to Give You My Attention
You came up to me as I reviewed documents for a client and, without intro, you launched into a lecture…
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By Jennifer Kish Our Babies Grow When We Aren’t Looking
I was going to sit with the baby this morning but the laundry was piled sky high. I placed her…
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By Magi Why I Enforce an Hour of Quiet Time Every Day in Our House
I make my kids leave me alone for an hour every day. OK, I'll admit that maybe it isn't every…
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By Edith Runion My Kids Do Not Complete Me
I thought my babies filled the void. After all, the love that overtook my soul when my cheek touched their…
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By Nicole Merritt We Often Get the Worst of Each Other, My Child
I claim (and complain) that I get the worst of you, but the truth is that I get the best…
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Sometimes the Chaos of Motherhood Absolutely Breaks Me
I expected the lack of sleep. I knew I would be kissing my uninterrupted nights goodbye, at least for a…
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