Friendship Requires Sacrifice
Friendship requires sacrifice. There, I said it. I have met and talked to a lot of lonely people lately, and let me tell you it breaks my heart…
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Hey Mama, You Don’t Have to Fake the Picture
This is the picture. The one I have to believe some of my fellow moms have, too. It had been a little under a month since I delivered my…
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What if I’m Just Not Meant to Have “Ride or Die” Friends?
Squad. Tribe. Mom Friends. Where is my “ride or die”? I think about this often as I scroll social media and see others posting about…
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Why Being a Mom is Enough
I’m talking about simply being a mom. I’m talking about getting up in the morning, slapping your face with water, looking in the mirror, sighing,…
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Girl, Stop Comparing Yourself to Everyone Else
My husband and I have this standing date night. Every week, same time, same day, the babysitter comes, and we leave for a little alone time. It’s…
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Just Because It’s a Hard Season Doesn’t Mean You’re a Bad Mother
We spent the morning sitting poolside for swim lessons. Flies swirled around us in an attempt to infiltrate the cardboard Dunkin’ Donuts…
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It’s a New School Year and Time to Break the Mom Circles
Earlier this summer I was attending an event with one of my daughters. As she took off with her new friends, the mom who organized it warmly welcomed…
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Motherhood is the Same Thing Over and Over Again
Monday through Friday, I wake up, shower, grab coffee, dress for work, wake the boys, and have the same daily arguments on getting dressed,…
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That’s What Moms Do
I lay on the couch, one eye open and one shut. An ice cube wrapped inside a damp washcloth balanced on my eyebrow. “I weally sorry,…
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You Should Be In the Picture Too, Mom
My aunt just posted one of the only photos she has of just her and her mom, my grandma, to Facebook. The picture was from the summer of 1976. My aunt…
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