By Liz Mannegren When Birth Doesn’t Go As Planned
“This is your son.” The orderly rolled my bed into the hospital’s NICU and I groggily stared over at the…
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By Jordan Harrell It’s Easier to Raise Entitled Kids—But We All End Up Paying For It
My oldest daughter and I were walking out of K-Mart several years ago when an old, rusty carousel caught her…
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By Melissa Fenton Moms, Get Your Joy Back This Christmas
It’s started. The lunatic race to the perfect Christmas has begun. The stores are swelling with garland, light strands, and…
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By Stacey Skrysak 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Became A NICU Mom
It only takes one moment. Maybe it's the sound of an alarm or the smell of hospital soap. All it…
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By Kayla Runkel Please Stop Asking Me If I Am Going To Try For A Girl
I don’t know if you know this, but there is no order form you can fill out when the time…
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By Teresa Lasaga 4 Ways To Maintain Sanity As A New Stay-At-Home Mom
It is difficult to adjust to being a stay-at-home mom. The transition from working eight hours or more a day…
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By Her View From Home How My Dad’s Abusive Childhood Influenced The Way I Parent
We’ve all heard the stories from our parents and grandparents about how life was different “back then.” You know the…
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By Carolyn Moore If Your Kids Watch YouTube, You Need To Read This
Do you have kids who love YouTube videos? Then you’ll want to listen up. Disturbing content is slipping through filters…
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By Whitney Fleming She’s Slipping Through My Fingers
I watch as she bounds down the stairs in her pink and white polka-dotted footed pajamas. Her bed-head hair is…
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By Michelle Koch The Last Bath
My boy quit taking baths three-plus years ago in favor of showers. At the time, I was happy to forego…
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By Jamie Sumner I’m Grateful for My Infertility
I am infertile. And I'm not unique. There are so many of us now. According to the New York Times,…
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By Janene Dutt Crazy Baby Ladies
The other day I was in line at Costco and noticed a mom at the checkstand next to me struggling…
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