By Krystal Sieben Maybe that “Mean Mom” Is Just Busy
Ever since Ashley Tisdale wrote about leaving her toxic mom group, I have noticed something shift among women my age,…
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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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By Cat Borg She’s 13 and Figuring Life Out
We’re in the teen years now. The years that were always way off in the future. Those times that seemed…
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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 Michelle Friedman There Was a Shooting at My High School; Can I Keep My Kids Safe Anymore?
It is enough. I have had it. I had thought this year would be better. I tried to will it.…
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By Maria Warner God Carries Me Through the Deep Waters of Change
"Ahhh!" My underwater scream garbled in my snorkel tube as the manta ray’s cavernous mouth swept a hand’s distance from…
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Faith After a Rare Disease Diagnosis
My pastor frequently speaks of “kid pain” and acknowledges there’s nothing like it. I can testify to that. After nine…
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Good Mothers Bake from Scratch, and Other Lies I’ve Believed
I am standing at the kitchen counter, spooning banana mix into a muffin tin, when my daughter makes a proposal.…
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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 Emily Washut My ‘Dusty Son’ is 5
As moms, we categorize everything. Girl mom. Boy mom. Wine mom. Outdoor mom. Farm mom. City mom. Now there’s been…
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By Nikki Specht These Little Moments Are Everything
I almost missed it, my little one. How your eyebrows lift in quiet concentration as you carefully place each block,…
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By Harmony Vuycankiat As a Newly-Single Mom, I’m Learning How To Parent Alone
I have four beautiful children. Each of them is unique, full of purpose, and wonderfully made by God. Being their…
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