By Carly Hamilton-Jones Dear Mama, You’re Allowed To Not Be There
Friday afternoon was not much crazier than most afternoons. My husband was mowing the lawn, my daughter was hangry and…
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By Vicki Bahr But How Will We Make Wishes, Mom?
I saw the look on Adam’s face as we turned the corner, and braced myself for the inevitable three-year-old’s howl. But…
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By Kayla Runkel Be Gentle With Your Mama’s Heart, My Son
“Be careful mama, you’ve got a heartbreaker on your hands.” It’s true. Anytime I hear his infectious laugh, see his…
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By Autumn Brooke My Son Needs Me Less Every Day
This fall, my son will turn 16 and be a junior in high school. Lately, I've really started to think…
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I’ll Lay With You As Long As You Need, My Child
“Mom, I adore you.” This from the mouth of my youngest baby who is somehow now seven-years-old. Of course, he…
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What You’re Probably Doing at the Playground With Your Kids Could Hurt Them, Mom Warns in Viral Post
It’s something I’ve done time and time again: ridden down a slide with a baby or toddler in my lap.…
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By Michaela Gasseling I Am the Face of Postpartum Anxiety
This is my real face. I am happy. I am probably—to some people—so annoyingly happy. I have everything I could…
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By Emily Collins To the NICU Doctors and Nurses Who Saved My Baby
Today, I am brining my baby home from the NICU. I have replayed this day over and over again in…
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By Rachel ODonnell My Mom Died and It’s Not Fair
“I think we should leave,” I whispered to my husband through clenched teeth as my two-year old daughter, Hailey, wailed…
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By Sina Steele Slow Down Baby Girl, There’s No Rush
Slow down, baby girl. There’s no rush. I thought these words to myself as you shakily walked across the room…
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By Susan Narjala This Middle Part of Childhood Is Just As Good
Hey kids, I love where you’re at right now. Like, right this moment. No, it’s not because both of you…
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By Hannah Rosenboom I’m Vowing To Be An Intentional Mother
It was during one of the many moments of holding you that it happened. I’ve held you a thousand times,…
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