Since She Left
It’s been 14 years since she left. It’s like a lifetime ago and yesterday at the same time. The loss…
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mother daughter relationship
By Laura Childers When Mama Doesn’t Love
She is nine years old, squeezed into the far corner of the bathtub, fully clothed, legs folded to her chest.…
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Mommy, Will You Color with Me?
She turns four this month. How did that happen so quickly? Wasn’t I just watching her tiny profile on the…
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By Courtney Marie Poullas To the Grandmothers: Don’t Forget To Hold Your Daughters
Several women in my larger circle of friends have recently given birth. The photos of their precious miracles shine on…
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By Kara Gate The Lonely Grief of Living With a Toxic Mother
Holidays, birthdays, and special events have always been painful. I can’t say the pain has gotten less or more since…
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By Sarah Golden Instead of My Momma, I Have Grief
Did you know grief has a smell? To me, it smells like furniture stain and a fresh can of paint.…
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By Krystal Sieben My Heart Knew I Needed a Daughter
I have a vivid memory of tentatively walking toward the little pink sleepers hanging in Nordstrom. I gently lifted one…
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The New Barbie Movie Has a Powerful Message about a Mother’s Love
**Warning: The below post contains spoilers about the new Barbie movie.** “We mothers stand still so that our daughters can…
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After the Taylor Swift Concert I Just Have One Question: Dear Taylor’s Mom, How Do You Do It?
I’ve been in a lavender haze since attending Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Minneapolis with my daughter. To call it…
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When Your Mother’s Love Is Toxic, Is It Really Love?
They say a mother's love is unconditional. That’s what they say at least. But my mother's love, if you’ll even…
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By Charissa Bates I Still Need You, Mom
My eyes would tear up two minutes after my mom left from helping me recover from chemo. She came up…
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Losing My Narcissistic Mother Is Complicated
It’s so utterly destructive. It’ll knock the wind—no the very oxygen—out of your sails. It’s nauseating. Conflicting. Terrifying. And so…
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