By Jennifer Vail Your Kids Don’t Need a Perfect Mom, They Need a Healthy Mom
There’s a common saying making its way around social media—kids don’t need a perfect mom, they need a happy one.…
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To the Woman Staring at Another Pregnancy Test
To any woman picking this box up to stare at it in longing, in mourning, in hesitation. To wonder. To…
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By Her View From Home To the Mom With the Winter Blues—Here’s How You Make it To Springtime
When I was 10 years old, we had a crazy snowstorm in our neck of the woods. Drifts were piled…
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By Lindsey Carver Sorry I’m Late—I Have Kids
I'm bustling into a restaurant, a child on my hip, another gripping the crook of my elbow, a backpack hanging…
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By Jessica Urlichs Sometimes Doing My Best is Just Getting Through the Day
“I will do my best" I sent this text to my husband this morning, tears stinging the back of my…
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By Jen Hummel When I Fall Short as a Mom, Please Know It’s Not You, It’s Me
Dear daughter, It’s not you . . . it’s me. When I lose my temper and raise my voice a…
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By Nicki Snyder You’ll Always Be My Baby
There’s something to be said about your youngest. You know he’s your last. Your last diaper change. Your last bottle.…
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How a Journal Saved Me From Drowning in Motherhood
Before I had kids, I used to imagine what my life as a mom would be like. We would spend…
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By Jeanica Casila My Husband Became a Stay-at-Home Dad and it Made Our Marriage Stronger
I wake up at 6:45 a.m., not so eager to start another 12-hour shift. My 18-month-old daughter lies sleeping beside…
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By Belindi Joubert Don’t Be Offended if the New Mama Doesn’t Hand Over Her Baby
Preparing your heart and home for baby's arrival is a big deal. Setting up a nursery, buying everything a baby…
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By Jamie Johnson I’m an Exhausted Working Mom and I’m Trying Harder Than You Know
Please stop judging me for leaving the office at exactly 5 p.m., but my kids are waiting to be picked…
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By Anneliese Lawton He Tries, But My Husband Doesn’t Get it
My husband doesn't get it. He tries. He sympathizes. He listens. He's all in with both hands and both feet.…
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