By Kathleen Sullivan Give Yourself Permission To Fall Apart Sometimes
To this day, the memory continues to haunt me. The year was 2014, and I was home alone with my…
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By Maralee Bradley My Baby Doesn’t Care That I’m An Old Mom
I remember when my husband and I were young and in love and imagining the next decades of our lives…
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By Jennifer Toscano From the Moment a Baby is Placed in Her Arms, a Mother is Never the Same Again
On the day that sweet newborn is placed in her arms, a mother is born. She never was one before…
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I Should Have Loved Them First
The acrid aroma pierced my awareness before the sound of the alarm did. Consciousness desperately trying to break through the…
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My Husband and I Are Different Parents To Our Kids, and That’s OK
It's officially 8:30 p.m.—another day survived in mommyhood. As you sit on the couch listening to the white noise of…
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By HVFH Contributor You’re Exactly the Right Mom For That Wild Child of Yours
Hey, mama. I see you with that bundle of energy. I see those ladies at the post office watching you…
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Raising Daughters is a Work of the Heart
Sugar and spice, and everything nice. That's what girls are (supposed to be) made of. But, what about grit? Determination.…
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By Courtney Devich Mothers Spend Their Lives Sitting Down Last
She’s always the last one to sit down at the dinner table. A mother never gets to eat first, she’s…
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By Erin Eddy Dear Husband, She Hopes You’ll Understand
She tends to feel anxious in those couple of moments before you walk through the door. Hurrying to straighten a…
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Dear Kids, No Mistake Will Ever Be Bigger Than My Love For You
You were dishonest with me today. It was a small thing—nothing earth-shattering—but I asked you a question and you told…
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By Kelli Bachara I’m Not Putting My Dreams On Hold—I’m Holding My Dreams
I’m kind of a go-getter. Not always, sometimes I can’t go get anything. But I have a lot of dreams…
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I Want To Make Motherhood Look Effortless, But I’m Desperate For You To Acknowledge How Hard it is
For my 4-week-old daughter’s baptism, we had a small group of family and friends at the church with us and…
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