By Cassandra Brandt It’s Hard When You Can’t Hug: A Post-Disability Mother-Daughter Relationship
The kind of mother I was at 32 was a strong, single, independent, provider type. I was a tradeswoman. I…
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She’s My Rainbow Baby, but I Wasn’t Ready
On January 30, 2021 we lost our baby boy. I'd carried him for nearly 15 weeks when my water unexpectedly…
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By Elizabeth Ascik Happy Galentine’s Day to the Women Who Mean Everything
To the wonderful women in my life on this Galentine’s Day, I just want to tell you how much you…
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Dear Daughter, About Valentine’s Day…
So here we are again. We blinked and suddenly everywhere we turn there are pink hearts and red roses and…
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By Kayci Villarreal There’s So Much I Didn’t Know About Having a Daughter
I started my motherhood journey as a boy mom. I knew the names of all the construction trucks, I could…
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By Crystal Fulmer You Fill Our Family With Laughter
Little girl, Sometimes, you have a hard time finding your place. You joined our family at seven. You were so…
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Dear Stepdaughter, You Aren’t “Mine” but I Love You as My Own
First off, I love you. I wasn't there the day you were born or when you got your first tooth.…
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By Samantha Koellhoffer The Gift of Open Adoption
Ever since we met our daughter, we have been taking pictures of her. She is so used to the camera…
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She Is 11 and She Is Astounding
From the day she was born, I knew we had a firecracker on our hands. I tell people that the…
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You’re My Little Wild Child
I planned the perfect activity for us to do today–I got a cute box from Michaels, spent an hour cutting…
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I’m Giving My Daughter Space To Define Her Adoption
I cracked a joke, and as I walked from the table, I heard her mutter to her friends, “Good thing…
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I Hope My Daughter Always Hears My Voice
“Dots on bottom. Stretch over toes,” she mutters to herself while independently putting on her tiny toddler socks. I must…
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