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I’m a Mom of Young Kids—and I’m Having a Hysterectomy

Health, Journal
March 21, 2018
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By Sarah Whitman

I’m a Mom of Young Kids—and I’m Having a Hysterectomy

When I was 21-years-old, a blunt nurse said to me, "You are going to need a hysterectomy. Just get it…

Dear Mama, These Years With Older Kids Are Worth Waiting For

Motherhood, Relationships, Teen, Tween
March 21, 2018
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By Elizabeth Spencer

Dear Mama, These Years With Older Kids Are Worth Waiting For

When my girls were little, people at the library or church or in the grocery store would smile at them…

Life is Too Short for Fake Cheese and Fake Friends

Friendship, Journal, Relationships
March 20, 2018
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By Whitney Fleming

Life is Too Short for Fake Cheese and Fake Friends

I’ve been an extrovert my entire life. I make small talk with the cashier at the grocery store. I’ll chat…

Kids, Motherhood
March 20, 2018
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By Emily Solberg

I’m Not Your Friend, I’m Your Mother

Dear child, You are the single most important thing to me in the world. Words cannot convey the depth of…

Journal, Living
March 19, 2018
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By Abbie Dunlap

Tidy Moms Raise Happy Kids, Too

I'm a tidy mom. I'm a clean mom. My house is very clean and organized and looks like a…

Why I’m Glad I Broke That Promise To Myself

Motherhood
March 19, 2018
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By Anneliese Lawton

Why I’m Glad I Broke That Promise To Myself

When I became a mom, I made myself a promise: I would never lose myself in motherhood. I never believed…

Kids, Motherhood
March 19, 2018
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By Heather Duckworth

This is 11

I watch her as she sits on the back porch, laughing with her friends. She pushes her long, dark hair…

Time Weaves a Mother’s Tapestry From Two Windows in Manhattan

Journal, Motherhood
March 18, 2018
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By Ann V. Klotz

Time Weaves a Mother’s Tapestry From Two Windows in Manhattan

I am staying overnight in my oldest daughter’s apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It was a quick…

I’m Proudest of the Moments You Won’t See on Social Media

Journal, Living
March 17, 2018
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By Christine Hartjes

I’m Proudest of the Moments You Won’t See on Social Media

I am a failure as a parent. My children are doomed. Or at least that is how I feel…

Having Kids is Hard. I Think I’ll Do It Again.

Motherhood
March 17, 2018
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By Reanna Spain

Having Kids is Hard. I Think I’ll Do It Again.

Here I am, hair unwashed, wearing a day-old t-shirt stretched from the countless times I've offered my breast to my…

Babies “R” Us is Closing: The End of a Precious Era of My Motherhood

Journal, Motherhood
March 16, 2018
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By Mary Ann Blair

Babies “R” Us is Closing: The End of a Precious Era of My Motherhood

I found out recently my local Babies “R” Us store was going out of business. Of course, this meant I…

Motherhood, You Surprise Me In So Many Ways

Motherhood
March 16, 2018
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By AJ Wilson

Motherhood, You Surprise Me In So Many Ways

Motherhood, oh Motherhood, you have truly crushed my expectations. I saw you differently from a distance while I waited for…

Motherhood

I’m a Mom of Young Kids—and I’m Having a Hysterectomy

Dear Mama, These Years With Older Kids Are Worth Waiting For

Life is Too Short for Fake Cheese and Fake Friends

I’m Not Your Friend, I’m Your Mother

Tidy Moms Raise Happy Kids, Too

Why I’m Glad I Broke That Promise To Myself

This is 11

Time Weaves a Mother’s Tapestry From Two Windows in Manhattan

I’m Proudest of the Moments You Won’t See on Social Media

Having Kids is Hard. I Think I’ll Do It Again.

Babies “R” Us is Closing: The End of a Precious Era of My Motherhood

Motherhood, You Surprise Me In So Many Ways

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