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Dear Daughter at 14

Dear daughter at 14, It seems impossible that you are 14 years old. How did we get here so fast? Often, I wonder when I held you on my hip for the…

I was talking with a group of moms recently when we discussed which of our children, our boys or girls, were more difficult to raise. Everyone had…

A lot of discussion percolates around mom guilt, and why moms just need to let it go. In most cases, this is completely true. In fact, I am the mom…

Ex-squeeze-me, but where has this year gone? We’re knee-deep into the holiday season, and I’m still trying to come up with my New Year’s…

I was never the girl with a crowd of friends. I was more the “a few good friends” type. Those friendships were precious and yet, I nearly…

Dear You, Sometimes it’s hard to see you because the place you’re in is so dark and hidden and you don’t let anyone in, not even yourself. You…

To celebrate my birthday last month, I spent that night from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. the next day whooping it up. Impressive for a 30-something mom of…

The working mom gig is no joke. Now, I’m not here to bubble up any arguments about who has it harder, working moms or stay-at-home moms. That…

Dear Kids: I know I complain a lot. I know you see my frustrations and my struggles and how tired I am all the time. I know sometimes I fly off…

I am so exhausted. I must pee 12 times a night. Nausea is finally gone. Every part of me hurts. Almost to my due date and I just can’t seem to find…