Mom Was the Magic of Christmas
As I've gotten older, I've come to realize my mom was the true magic of Christmas. Throughout my childhood, she…
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By Aimee C. Trafton She May be In Heaven, but I Still Have Coffee with My Mom
I do not understand how people can get through life without coffee. For me, it is fuel, it gives me…
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By Stephanie Lee My Mom Disappeared, and It’s the Not Knowing that Haunts Me
I was a teenager when my mom disappeared. One day she was there—and then she wasn’t. No warning. No goodbye.…
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By Laura Massimini Motherhood Will always be My Anchor, But It’s Not My Ceiling
My kids are growing up. And so am I. The difference? They’re allowed to change without explanation, but when Mom…
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By Pallavi Srivastava My Mother Is Strength and Grace
Forty-nine years. Almost half a century. For many, that’s a lifetime. That’s how long they were married. Losing my dad…
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Our Surrogate Carried More than Our Children
There was a time I wasn’t sure I’d make it through. Not just through infertility. Through life. I had always…
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By Katie Powell Bell My Favorite Moms Are Unapologetically Real
My favorite moms say, “Come on over,” no matter the piles of laundry stacked all over the dining room table.…
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Dear Senior Mamas, That Smile Is Worth It All
“One, two, three! Say, ‘Cheese!’” About two months ago, senioritis was so ripe in our home you could smell it.…
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By A Cogent Breaking the Cycle of Motherly Abandonment
I remember lying there, having just heard the first screams of my newly-born baby girl. Feeling incredibly worn out, yet…
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By Lisa Leshaw She Called for Me in the Night
I wasn’t scared of a single thing when I was a little girl, except for EVERYTHING that happened each night…
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By Ashley Daniels I Think You Knew
I told you I was proud of you on one of your worst days. I wanted to stay longer, but…
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By Lisa Kottenstette Mom’s Unspeakable Joy
After my mom had a stroke, she could not speak and could barely move the right side of her body.…
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