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“I Wish We Weren’t Always Hurrying, Mom.”

Kids, Living, Motherhood
December 1, 2017
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By Brea Schmidt

“I Wish We Weren’t Always Hurrying, Mom.”

My girl LOVES Kindergarten. Loves. It. She has friendly classmates, an incredible teacher . . . and an adorable love…

Can We Please Be Done With the Myth of the Perfect Family?

Kids, Motherhood
November 30, 2017
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By Elizabeth Spencer

Can We Please Be Done With the Myth of the Perfect Family?

My husband and I didn’t find out the gender of either of our girls before they were born. We reasoned…

Health, Kids
November 30, 2017
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By Esther Vandersluis

There’s No ‘Right’ Way to Feed a Baby

I feed my baby from a tube with a syringe. Sometimes. And sometimes I feed her from a bottle. I…

Embracing Pregnancy After Lost Innocence

Miscarriage, Motherhood
November 30, 2017
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By Jen Savage

Embracing Pregnancy After Lost Innocence

Today I took a pregnancy test . . . and it came back with a bright blue plus sign. A…

Journal, Kids
November 29, 2017
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By Katie Parton

My Husband Doesn’t Need a Son

My precious friend and I are both stay at home mothers. To get out the toddler wiggles and to shake…

Kids, Motherhood
November 29, 2017
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By Natalie Brenner

This Isn’t How I Wanted to Mama

She dumped the Aveda dry shampoo into her greasy hair, added some mascara to yesterday’s, and rubbed the eye cream…

To the Woman Swinging My Toddler at the Park

Journal, Motherhood
November 28, 2017
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By Crystal Foose

To the Woman Swinging My Toddler at the Park

Yes, I see you lifting my three-year-old into that swing next to your own child. I saw her get between…

I’ll Take the Tired—Because Someday They Will Leave Me

Journal, Kids, Motherhood
November 28, 2017
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By Amy Weatherly

I’ll Take the Tired—Because Someday They Will Leave Me

My husband walks through the door and I am done. Finito. Finished. Over it. Here, take this baton, because my…

Journal, Living
November 28, 2017
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By Miriam Levine

Why 30 is the New 20

Thirty. I am the authority and I’m also amorphous. I feel behind and too far ahead. I have a husband…

Kids, Motherhood
November 28, 2017
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By Kayla Friehe

You Were Unexpected and I Was Scared

To my unexpected blessing, It’s hard to believe, even for a second, I thought life would be fine without you.…

Moms Hardly Sleep But That’s Not Why We’re So Tired

Kids, Motherhood
November 27, 2017
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By Carolyn Moore

Moms Hardly Sleep But That’s Not Why We’re So Tired

We like to talk a lot about how tired moms are, right? “I was up six times with the baby…

Kids, Motherhood
November 27, 2017
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By Jessica Johnston

Dear Kids, When I’m Tired

Dear Kids, Sometimes I peek in your door and watch you sleeping. I wonder how I could ever get mad…

Motherhood

“I Wish We Weren’t Always Hurrying, Mom.”

Can We Please Be Done With the Myth of the Perfect Family?

There’s No ‘Right’ Way to Feed a Baby

Embracing Pregnancy After Lost Innocence

My Husband Doesn’t Need a Son

This Isn’t How I Wanted to Mama

To the Woman Swinging My Toddler at the Park

I’ll Take the Tired—Because Someday They Will Leave Me

Why 30 is the New 20

You Were Unexpected and I Was Scared

Moms Hardly Sleep But That’s Not Why We’re So Tired

Dear Kids, When I’m Tired

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