By Leah Post “Oh, She’s Just Like You.”
People say it to me often. They say it when she’s loud, when she questions, when she pushes back instead…
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The Baby I Prayed for Became the Daughter I Needed
It started with pain, doubt, and prayers just moments before they laid you in my waiting arms. The cumulation of…
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By Amber Kuipers Dear Daughter as You Grow into Yourself
My daughter, I watched you stand in front of the mirror, turning your body left and right. Your skirt was…
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By Jenny Albers Sometimes I Miss Her
“Hey Mom, can you straighten my hair?” she asks. I gladly oblige. Because it’s not often that she needs—or wants—my…
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By Danielle Lacourse Vaughn The One Word I Won’t Use Around My Daughter
We’ve all said it. Whether it was out loud, in your head, directed at someone else, or looking in the…
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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…
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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…
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