Dear Overstimulated Mama, You Need Rest
To the overstimulated mama, I know you used to be a person who loved singing and dancing, games and riotous…
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By Wendy C So You’re Not the Fun Parent…So What?
I’m not the fun parent in our household. Of course, this comes as no surprise to me but it still…
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By Emily Anne Mine Is the Shy Kid
I’m the mom of one really shy child. But not your quintessential shy kid. I don’t mean she is “slow…
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By Melissa Miller The Rollercoaster of Foster Care and Adoption
After spending most of their childhoods in foster care, Addy and her brother Dominick had never been to a birthday…
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I Had the Strict Mom
I was raised by a mom who people referred to as the helicopter mom, the overbearing mom, or (my favorite)…
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Motherhood is the Great Uniter
Connection. It’s something that we all need right now. I knew that when I became a mother, I would be…
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By Dawn Sicard One Child, One Moment, One Memory at a Time
As I sit and watch my girls play in the water at our cabin, I can't help but smile. Their…
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New Mom, Don’t Be Afraid to Blink
I can barely keep my eyes open and my entire body is shaking from the anesthesia. As they stitch me…
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By Hannah Dearth I Don’t Just Love You, I Like You
My growing child, my heart often aches when I look at how big you have gotten. You aren’t a baby…
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By Ashley Prinsen Dear Kindergartner, I’ll Always Remember You This Way
The first magical flickers of your strong heartbeat on a black and white screen— the reassuring evidence I needed to…
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There’s No Instruction Manual for These Middle Years
As a preschool teacher and a mom, I’ve always felt pretty confident in my parenting from ages birth to 5…
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By Rachael Ramas I’m Halfway Through Raising Little Kids
Today I stayed in my car a few minutes more than usual as my kids hopped out onto the hot…
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