To the New Mom At Home When it All Feels Unknown
There’s an old hymn I sing when I rock my babies to sleep. I sang it during my deepest depression with tears falling on my firstborn’s little…
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Dear Baby, I Will Protect You With Everything I Have
Dear baby, I will protect you with everything that I have. You deserve to come into this world safe and loved and protected. The…
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It’s a Joy to Be Broken For You
I can’t feel my arm—it’s bent around the headrest behind me to hold your hand as you fall asleep. Your tiny fingers use mine to rub your eyes…
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What I Really Mean When I Say I’m Fine
The nurse handed me a piece of paper with questions I had been dreading to answer. I put on my best I’m fine face while simultaneously sipping a…
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Love Your Kids With All Your Might
As a child care provider and educator, there has always been so much I’ve wanted to tell parents. There are things I’ve wanted them to know so…
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I Wish I Could Be the Perfect Mother
I hate the feeling. All of the feelings of feeling like I have no idea what I’m doing. I don’t like to get too caught up in the idea that I’m…
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Dear Young Moms, You Are Doing Great
I turned around and looked behind me on the path today. I looked at all of you, with your new babies and gaggles of littles and your bags filled with…
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I’m Still Learning How to Be Your Mom
You’re my firstborn and only child right now. Unfortunately, that makes you the guinea pig baby, and I’m the guinea pig mom trying to figure this…
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This is What New Moms Really Need to Hear
If you’re a mom/mom-to-be, read this, and share it with other moms-to-be. This has been on my mind for a while now. I’m only four months into…
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Sometimes Love Comes After First Sight
You will fall immediately in love with your baby. This is what they tell you. Here are the other things they tell you: You will feel complete at…
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