By Katie Trachet Dear Son, I’m Catching Glimpses of the Man You’ll Be One Day
I saw you today. You didn’t know I was watching. You quietly got the jelly off the counter and put…
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By Nicole Merritt What Do You See When You Look at Mommy?
An awfully sweet, naively angelic, charismatic and opinionated seven-year-old sat next to her father on the couch while Mommy cleared…
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By Jackie Semmens Parenting is Even Harder Than I Thought It Would Be
Parenting is harder than I thought it was going to be. It’s true. I’m embarrassed to admit it, especially since…
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By Audra Rogers The Glorious Middle Years of Parenting
I’ve seen a lot of talk about the fact that we only get 18 summers with our kids. We get…
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By Jacqueline Miller Why I Left the New Moms Group
When I left the hospital with my first child, a brochure was tucked into my take-home folder about a mother-baby…
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By Shelbie Farmer Today, I’m Soaking in the Littleness of You
Sometimes I find myself treating your littleness like a burden. It happens when I’m doing the dishes and you won’t…
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By Whitney Fleming To My Daughter When the World Says You’re Not Enough
Dear daughter, I saw your smiling face crumble out of the corner of my eye. I noticed you stopped scrolling…
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Moms Work the Equivalent of 2.5 Jobs—No Wonder We’re All Tired
Sunup to sundown—that’s the work day of a mother. But wait—there’s more. What about those late-night bedtime struggles, the activities…
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Dear Son, I’ll Take You At Your Worst
"He's such a calm boy." "I promise he's well-behaved when he's with me." "We had a great day. He definitely…
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By Brea Schmidt Dear Kids, When I Forget What It’s Like To Be Little
The kids were squealing in the backseat. For the five minutes prior they were begging me to spill the beans…
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By Kris Rademacher This is Where the Waiting Happens
It’s full of strangers, all different ages, ethnic backgrounds, and different hometowns. All with their own stories. Their own struggles.…
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By Ashli Brehm Parenting is Exhausting but Beautiful
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Charles Dickens. Smart guy, that one. Over the…
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