By Joanne McHugh I’m Going to Tell You the Things Your Mom Should Have Told You
During my oldest daughter’s freshman year of college, I started being haunted by a recurring dream of an old-fashioned suitcase—one…
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The Half-Dressed Mom and Love in the Details
I am a proper mom. Not fancy, not prim—practical. I am dressed for the time of day, always. That is…
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By Lisa Leshaw When Did We Change, Mama?
When did we change, Mama? Was it a moment? Or a gradual shift? When did I stop coming to you…
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By Louisa Vilardi You Never Get Over Losing Your Mother
It’s been 10 years since I last heard my mother’s voice. Ten years since I could pick up the phone…
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By Mary Brooks There’s No Such Thing As a Perfect Mom
One of my kids once said, "Mom, you're perfect." I melted. "Aww, thank you, honey, that's so sweet." He said,…
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By Brianna Forsman The First Year Is the Hardest
It was a rare family outing. I had finally braved the world—germs, sunshine, bugs, strangers, and all. We were in…
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By Ashley Butler The Room Mom Version of Me Will Have to Wait
Before I had kids of my own, I thought I knew exactly what kind of mom I’d be. As a…
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By Megan Kewaza I Still Need My Mom
I used to think there would come a day when I would not need my mother so much. Not because…
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The People Who Matter See the Woman Beneath the Mother
The deeper I grow into motherhood, the more I see that it was never about the moments I once thought…
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By Marissa Bader Children Are a Work In Progress—So Are Their Mothers
For a long time, I assumed a mom always knew exactly what to say to her children in every possible…
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By Kristyna Moore We Are Not Built for This and Yet We Mother Anyway
Motherhood today is a kind of exhaustion that sleep can’t touch. One that self-care can’t fix. It’s the exhaustion of…
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God Holds You As You Hold Everyone Else
She stands in the kitchen, hands trembling over the sink, tears she cannot let fall pressing behind her eyes. The…
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