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Parenting Feels More Complicated As You Get Older

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
May 29, 2021
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By Mary Ann Blair

Parenting Feels More Complicated As You Get Older

I never knew how quickly tears could sneak up on me until I became a mother. A few nights ago,…

I Prayed For You Before You Were In My Arms

Baby, Motherhood
May 29, 2021
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By Kateri Salavitabar

I Prayed For You Before You Were In My Arms

It was a humid morning in late May as I walked the seemingly longer and longer seven blocks from Grand…

Grown Children, Motherhood
May 28, 2021
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By Sandy Brannan

I Love Watching My Daughter As a Mother

I love watching my daughter with her two young children. I find that I have to blink a lot when…

Dear Kids, I Won’t Be Perfect But No One Will Ever Love You More

Motherhood
May 27, 2021
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar

Dear Kids, I Won’t Be Perfect But No One Will Ever Love You More

To my kids, I will love you through the mad. When I’m yelling like a whistling kettle that needs to…

Mothering a Child With Big Emotions is Heavy

Child, Kids, Motherhood
May 27, 2021
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By Hilary Doyle

Mothering a Child With Big Emotions is Heavy

Dear son with all the big emotions, I get it, you’ve had a long day. There was lots to learn…

A Struggling Mom Doesn’t Need More Advice—She Needs You To Listen

Baby, Motherhood
May 27, 2021
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By Katy Dodds

A Struggling Mom Doesn’t Need More Advice—She Needs You To Listen

I absolutely adored my sweet newborn daughter. She was everything I ever hoped my baby would be—healthy, perfectly formed, and…

Dear Preschool Graduate, I’m So Proud of You

Child, Kids, Motherhood
May 26, 2021
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By Casey Huff

Dear Preschool Graduate, I’m So Proud of You

You didn’t turn around and wave at me as you walked into preschool this morning. Not today, on your very…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
May 26, 2021
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By Mikala Albertson

Parenting Older Kids Can Be Lonely

I’m not sure why no one ever talks about it, but parenting older kids feels lonely sometimes. It’s the weirdest…

To the Mom Drowning in Postpartum Depression: It Won’t Always Be This Way

Baby, Motherhood
May 26, 2021
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By Tynea Lewis

To the Mom Drowning in Postpartum Depression: It Won’t Always Be This Way

To the mama struggling with postpartum depression, I know right now you’re surrounded by darkness, but it won’t always be…

Dear Daycare Provider, We Couldn’t Do Life Without You

Motherhood
May 25, 2021
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By Courtney Walter

Dear Daycare Provider, We Couldn’t Do Life Without You

Here she is. She is the unsung hero of our family. For the better part of the last 10 years…

Motherhood
May 25, 2021
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By Shannon Whitmore

If Two Is All We Get, They’ll Be Enough

I never thought I would be done having kids after just two. Never. I also never thought I might be…

Cancer, Child, Loss, Motherhood
May 25, 2021
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By Kate Wolfe

An Open Letter To the New Cancer Mom

This is an open letter to the early days me—when my son’s cancer diagnosis was first spoken over him—and to…

Motherhood

Parenting Feels More Complicated As You Get Older

I Prayed For You Before You Were In My Arms

I Love Watching My Daughter As a Mother

Dear Kids, I Won’t Be Perfect But No One Will Ever Love You More

Mothering a Child With Big Emotions is Heavy

A Struggling Mom Doesn’t Need More Advice—She Needs You To Listen

Dear Preschool Graduate, I’m So Proud of You

Parenting Older Kids Can Be Lonely

To the Mom Drowning in Postpartum Depression: It Won’t Always Be This Way

Dear Daycare Provider, We Couldn’t Do Life Without You

If Two Is All We Get, They’ll Be Enough

An Open Letter To the New Cancer Mom

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