By Shelley Skuster Read This Only If I Die
I fold each letter and tuck them into four separate envelopes—one for each kid. Then I lick them shut. Still…
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By Her View From Home You Thought I Left You Behind
I had to pry your fingers off, one by one, when I dropped you off today. You clung to me…
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By Victoria O'Dell I Am a Special Needs Mom
Special needs mom. Special. Needs. Mom. Three little words, tiny words, but they feel like cement in my mouth.…
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By Melissa Fenton The Most Exhausted You Will Ever Be Is Not When You Have Infants and Toddlers. It’s This.
People told me it would be harder. The been there done that empty nest mothers. They said, “Just wait until…
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You’re So Much More Than “Just” a Stay-at-Home Mom
Hey there stay-at home mama, Can I tell you something? Anyone who puts the word “just” in front of your…
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By Terryn Drieling Kids Are Gross: Mom Finds More Than She Bargained For in the Laundry
There I was, unsuspecting on a Saturday morning, folding the mountain of clean laundry I’d left from last week’s laundry…
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By Shanna Walker You’ll Be a Teenager Soon, But Today You’re Still My Baby
“I think she is growing up, and so begins to dream dreams, and have hopes and fears and fidgets, without…
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By Jordan Harrell I Ask My Kids To Leave Me Alone Sometimes—and That’s OK
I work from home. I have three little ones, including a two-year-old who's still home with me, a four-year-old who's…
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By Bailey Suzio I May Not Have My Own Kids, But I’m Still a Mom
Ever since I was a little girl, I've wanted to be a mom. When I close my eyes, I can…
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By Brynn Burger To the Mothers Who Came Before Us, You Are Amazing
Dear women over 50, You are absolute rockstars! Seriously, how did you do it? You raised us during decades…
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By Leann Clarke I’m Nursing a Broken Heart Now That You’re Done Nursing
It wasn’t supposed to end like this, sweet boy. This incredible baby manna supplying journey that began with your sister…
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5 Habits That Make Us a Mostly (But Not Annoyingly) Happy Family
A few months ago, I asked the people who live in my house and call me “Mom” a Very Important…
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