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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Dear Working Mom, the Most Important Work You Do Happens Before You Get to the Office
Dear working momma, Listen, I see you. I know you are just getting to work, but you have been up…
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By Autumn Knapp Learning to Forgive My Mother Took Time
Our culture says that mothers are nurturing and caring. They love you no matter what. They are always there for…
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By Jacqueline Kelly As a Mother, I Matter Too
“What’s more important than me, Mammy?” my daughter asked. I looked at her, and she was looking at me. Her…
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By Kelley Spencer Dear Anxiety, I’m Taking the Power Back
Here she is again—the anxious mom in me. Overwhelmed. Defeated. Tense. Weary. I know my kids feel my angst. They…
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By Michelle S. Lazurek Dear Daughter, Follow Your Beautiful Heart
When I held you in my arms for the first time, it was like time stopped. As you looked up…
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By Brea Schmidt My Daughter is “Extra” and the World Needs More People Like Her
She is . . . extra. She just is. All the time she is extra sad, and then extra "OMG,…
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By Miranda Hawkins Becoming a Stepmom Made Me a Mother
From the time I was a little girl, it was always a given that I was going to be a…
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By Drew Forsman Nobody Told You It Would Be like This
No-win situation. That's not exactly on the recruitment poster for motherhood. Motherhood was supposed to be full of happy moments,…
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My Hands Are Full, but They Should Be Fuller
When they are gay, the waves echo their gaiety; but when they are sad, then every breaker, as it rolls,…
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By Kelsey Scism So God Made Midnight
When God created a mother, He created her to love and serve in every moment. He knew the constant need…
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By Whitney Westbrook Cereal Is a Food Group, and Other Things I’ve Learned While Parenting Teens
In honor of a new school year, here are things I’ve learned while parenting teens: Do not wear dry cleaning…
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