By Carolyn Moore Dear Grown-Ups: I’m Just a Kid, and I’m Still Learning
Last week, my kindergartener went viral. I posted a picture of the two of us, sitting on the kitchen floor…
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By Mikala Albertson Having Big Kids is Pretty Great, Too
Gather round young moms of babies and toddlers. I have a story to tell. I went to the gym. By…
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By Cara Arnold My Child With Special Needs Can’t Live Her Life in Captivity
Two years ago, my daughter got sick. Very sick. Her body began attacking her brain. As we watched her slip…
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By McKenzie Wood When I Left the Hospital, Mother’s Guilt Came With Me
When I left the hospital, mother’s guilt came with me. Smuggled in the diaper bag. Crouching beneath the car seat.…
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By Whitney Fleming I Don’t Have Sons, But I See Your Little Boy Growing Up
I don't have any boys. My house is about as estrogen-charged as one can get with three teenage daughters living…
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Watch the Postpartum Video That’s So Real it Hurts
Ahh, having a baby. That glorious, sacred beauty of ushering new life into the world, when the miracle your body…
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By Rachel Gossen Sheets on the Line
Sometimes on my nightly drives, I spot, in distant yards, sheets on a line. Some of them haphazardly strewn across,…
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This is What it Looks Like to Grow Up
Over the next two weeks, you’ll see countless photos of smiling kids on their first days of school. I have…
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By Jessica Johnston Dear Son, You’re Not Done Needing Me Yet
You don't need me for a lot of things, but you're not done needing me yet. You're becoming a man-child…
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By Kimberly Knowle-Zeller Remember This
“My butterfly shirt, Mama. Butterflies! Purple butterflies. I wear my butterfly shirt.” Charlotte chants to me as I hold up…
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By Lindsey Carson You Are No Longer Just Mine
For five years I have been your constant. We spend every moment of our days together, learning the ins and…
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By Robin Kramer Don’t Judge Your Parenting on the Month of August
There are certain things in life you never should do. Some you learn as a child: Don’t play with matches.…
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