Dear Firstborn, I’m So Proud to Call You Mine
My baby girl, I’m so sorry. I’m sorry we didn’t get more time with you only. I’m sorry you weren’t…
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By Heather McGuire Mothers Carry Every Version of Our Children In Our Hearts
The other day my 17-year-old daughter asked me if I wanted to see a movie. I was mid-house-and-bathroom-cleaning, and this…
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Here In the Season of Half Done
Twenty days into being a mom of two, I'm dubbing this life chapter as "a season of half done." The…
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By Sarah Nichols Motherhood is the Best Hello and a Slow Goodbye
A sweetness comes from parenting a significant age gap and entering the baby phase again. You don’t just understand the…
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Isn’t Parenting Supposed to Be Easier the Second Time Around?
My second child slid into the world after an easy labor and immediately latched. I took this as a sign…
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By Sarah Trombley The Truth about Motherhood Is No One Has It All Figured Out
“Any advice from a seasoned parent?” the words glared at me from my phone screen beckoning wisdom, but I couldn’t…
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By Lindsey Cox Right Now I Am His Person
When I was younger, I had a dream. It wasn’t my only dream—I had plenty of career goals, financial aspirations,…
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By Casey Nicole Josiah When You’re Too Busy to Breathe, Just Take 10 Minutes
Hey mama, I get it. I know your hair is tangled, your eyes are bloodshot, and your mind is running…
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By Connie Cumming Your Kid Got Cut from the Team. Now What?
My 15-year-old was cut from his club ice hockey team last week. And it was the worst thing ever. But, it…
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I Want to Be an In-The-Lake Mom
"I think they'd really like it if you got into the lake with them today," my husband whispered. I knew…
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By Kathleen Sullivan I’ll Never Feel Like I’m Done Having Babies
It was barely two days in, and I was already feeling it. The year was 2012, and I had just…
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Give Us a Sandlot Summer
The baseball diamond is my kids’ happy place. Each year, when spring turns to summer and the warm weather comes…
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