I Know I’m Done, but I’ll Always Want Another Baby
I was sorting clothes into tubs to donate, consign, or keep for my 1-year-old, and I came across a newborn…
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By Loren Ward Your Little Life Was So Precious
Dear little one, October 16, 2023, would have been your due date. Your dad and I miss you so much.…
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By Shana Kim Smith Your Wild Child Is Not the One Who Needs to Change
I’ll start off by saying this: Your child is not the one who needs to change . . . you…
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What If Moms Didn’t Hide Their Tears?
This was a rough morning. I mean rough. I was fighting with my husband . . . again. Late for…
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By Carly Magistro Moms Feel a Different Kind of Worry Because It’s a Different Kind of Love
When I found out I was pregnant, I was terrified. But it wasn’t because I was scared to be a…
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By Emily Stevens My Daughters are Shaping Me
Many of us have been fed lie after lie about motherhood. We are told that when we have children, our…
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Dear Child, I Will Give You My Love For Always
Why do we follow them out the door? Watch them drive away? Why do we laugh at their laugh instead…
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By Her View From Home The Age of Adolescence
Adolescence. It’s such a strange time—it’s difficult for the parents to navigate, but it’s also hard on the kid. It’s…
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By Krystal Sieben Motherhood is Beautiful Torture
Motherhood is beautiful torture. It’s worrying, from the minute you see those two pink lines. Maybe you have been trying…
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Our Rainbow Baby Is a Strong-Willed Storm
The preschool teacher smiles and hands over my son’s art. As my eyes meet the page—though the medium and colors…
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By Jennifer Bailey I’m Taking My Girls to the Taylor Swift Eras Movie and I Couldn’t be More Excited
In 2009, I took my almost 5-year-old to a concert. The artist was Taylor Swift, a still somewhat new artist,…
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By Jordan Pederson I’m Not a Mess, I’m a Mom with ADHD
Messy. Unorganized. Forgetful. Lazy. I tried so hard not to be these things. I did. In fact, all of these characteristics…
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