You Really Don’t Have to Enjoy Every Season of Motherhood
“Enjoy this while it lasts. It goes by in the blink of an eye.” “Oh, I miss when my kids…
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“Enjoy this while it lasts. It goes by in the blink of an eye.” “Oh, I miss when my kids…
Continue ReadingMy oldest son recently joined the Army National Guard, and he is preparing to leave for four months to go…
Continue ReadingI hate it. The idea of unequal roles irritates me to no end. Two years ago, I would never have…
Continue ReadingI love my kids, and I love watching them play. I do not, however, love taking them to the playground.…
Continue ReadingWhen I was 20-weeks pregnant, my routine blood work came back with an abnormal marker. A second blood test and…
Continue ReadingBefore becoming a mom, I didn’t like the idea of leaving my children all day to go to work. But…
Continue ReadingDear Grandma, I know I’m lucky to still have you in my life—you were a young mom and so was…
Continue ReadingWhat is a mother? A mother is unconditional love. Safety and security. A mother is a fighter. An advocate. Someone who would…
Continue ReadingWhen my sister-in-law had her first baby, feelings of jealousy and anger rose to the surface and caught me off…
Continue ReadingIt dawned on me that I have begun marking time with, life before and after the loss of my uterus. This year, I celebrated…
Continue ReadingI’ve decided I don’t want a body that lies. I'm going to embrace a body that tells the truth. I…
Continue ReadingIt wasn’t what we had in mind—this 1914 house with one bathroom on a busy street but far from everything.…
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