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Motherhood, Teen
October 25, 2023
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By Della Cassia

I Blinked and the Little Girl Was Gone

They told me not to blink, but I was too overwhelmed learning how to become a mother. They told me…

Kids, Motherhood
October 21, 2023
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By Emily Stevens

My Daughters are Shaping Me

Many of us have been fed lie after lie about motherhood. We are told that when we have children, our…

When I Told My Rainbow Baby about the Baby Who Came before Her

Loss, Motherhood
October 10, 2023
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By Her View From Home

When I Told My Rainbow Baby about the Baby Who Came before Her

For 11 years I’ve wondered what it would be like to tell her. I’ve imagined various scenes where it would…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
September 7, 2023
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By Krystal Sieben

Six Feels So Much Bigger

Six . . . Six is only one number more than five, one grade, one year . . . but it…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
September 5, 2023
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By Stephanie Janney

Does She Know How Much I Love Her?

I wasn’t prepared for this time in our life together. I wasn’t given enough warning on how I would be…

Dear Daughter, about That Other 4-Letter Word

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
September 3, 2023
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By Brittany Olson

Dear Daughter, about That Other 4-Letter Word

As my kindergartner came bounding through the door back from the park, she seemed ecstatic to tell me all about…

Sometimes I Say Yes Just to See Her Smile

Kids, Motherhood
September 3, 2023
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By Elisa Preston

Sometimes I Say Yes Just to See Her Smile

She looked up at me with the most hopeful, delighted green-blue eyes, “Look what I got, Mama!” And out from…

My Daughter Misses Out Because of My Social Anxiety

Friendship, Motherhood
August 20, 2023
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By Megan LaPorta

My Daughter Misses Out Because of My Social Anxiety

There are a million things I wasn’t prepared for when I became a mom. It also seems like four years…

Kids, Motherhood
August 11, 2023
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By Krystal Sieben

My Heart Knew I Needed a Daughter

I have a vivid memory of tentatively walking toward the little pink sleepers hanging in Nordstrom. I gently lifted one…

The Bittersweet Reality of Your Baby Turning 5 Years Old

Child, Kids, Motherhood
August 3, 2023
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By Megan LaPorta

The Bittersweet Reality of Your Baby Turning 5 Years Old

Those first five. Those precious first five years have flown by. I blinked and here we are. I look back…

Baby, Friendship, Motherhood
August 2, 2023
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By Jennifer Vail

When a Boy Mom Has a Girl

Some people roll their eyes at the term, but I used to be a card-carrying member of the boy mom…

Dear Birth Mother, I See Your Strength In the Eyes of My Daughter

Motherhood
July 30, 2023
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By Candice Miksovsky

Dear Birth Mother, I See Your Strength In the Eyes of My Daughter

I love that she looks just like you. She shares your fierce and wild, animal-loving spirit while also being sensitive…

my daughter

I Blinked and the Little Girl Was Gone

My Daughters are Shaping Me

When I Told My Rainbow Baby about the Baby Who Came before Her

Six Feels So Much Bigger

Does She Know How Much I Love Her?

Dear Daughter, about That Other 4-Letter Word

Sometimes I Say Yes Just to See Her Smile

My Daughter Misses Out Because of My Social Anxiety

My Heart Knew I Needed a Daughter

The Bittersweet Reality of Your Baby Turning 5 Years Old

When a Boy Mom Has a Girl

Dear Birth Mother, I See Your Strength In the Eyes of My Daughter

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So God Made a Mother