By Kamie Maddocks 3 Common Phrases to Avoid Saying to Your Kids (and What To Say Instead)
Learning to love yourself is hard work. I did not grow up loving myself. Instead, I always felt inadequate, and…
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When You’re a Mom of Teens, You Never Pass up a Chance to Spend Time with Them
When your kids are little, nothing rings more true than the saying that the days are long but the years…
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By Amy Williams Dear Stepmom, You’re Allowed to Grieve the Parts You Missed
All of it. Every single moment. Every single bump, bruise, and scar you weren’t there for. All of the things…
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I Love Being a Mom, But I Miss That Party Girl Sometimes
It's 7 p.m. on a Saturday night. Freshly showered and ready to take on whatever the night brings. I've just…
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Toddlers Can Teach Us Too
Before I was a mom and before I was a graduate student in developmental psychology, I was a daycare teacher.…
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By Rebecca Nevius How Do I Explain Motherhood On My Resume?
My eyes scroll up to the top of the menu bar in Google Docs. “New Folder” it says. But I…
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I Gave up on God but He Never Gave up on Me
I grew up in a religious house. We went to church every Sunday. My mom taught Sunday school, and we…
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By Elizabeth Ascik You’re Halfway Done With High School and I’m Trying Not To Blink
It sounds trite to say it, but I am not sure how we got here. It seems so short and…
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By Jennifer Thompson Parenting Feels Like a Lot Because It Is a Lot
Sometimes it can all feel like a lot, can’t it? The endless piles of laundry. The closets and shelves filled…
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I Loved You the Best I Could
This morning my 16-year-old son Jack asked me, "How would you say I grew up, Mom? Was I poor? Or…
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By Rachael Ramas Dear Moms, Keep Your Table Open
The old Girl Scouts saying "Make new friends but keep the old; one is silver and the other's gold” couldn’t…
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By Courtney Omell We’re Done Adding to Our Family and That Feels Strange
The decision to start a family is exciting. My husband and I spent hours discussing our future and what might…
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