By Lauren Eberspacher The Body I’ve Always Wanted – Size Mom
My heart cringed as I opened up another Facebook message. It was from someone I barely knew, and I could…
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By Suzanne Brodine My Mother Has Alzheimer’s and I’m Terrified That Someday I Will Too
In 2012, my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. She was sixty. I say diagnosed because people understand that, they…
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By Sara Ohlin When the Coroners Came
As I sat at the head of our long dining-room table, made from reclaimed 100-year-old Russian farmhouse wood, I studied…
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By Stacey Skrysak Why I Never Want To Forget The Worst Day Of My Life
June 23, 2013. It’s a day that is etched into my memory. How could it be that one single day…
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By Malia Garcia You Are “Mom”
You are the one and only mother of the children you have been given. Other people will impact your little…
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By Michelle Thevenot The Online Dating Profile That Found My Husband
Online dating wasn’t a new concept to me, but surprisingly, or even resignedly, I somehow found myself back on the…
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By Annie Rothe I Will Not Let My Childhood Define My Life
I grew up in a broken home. Although not always broken, it had its dark days. Parents who got divorced,…
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By ViAnn Prestwich Don’t Criticize the Scatterbrained—Be It Daughter or Mother
Every family has secrets. The neighbors should be blissfully ignorant of certain embarrassing details. For my daughter, this is one…
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By Lisa Qualls Let’s Come Alongside Foster Families
She buckled into my car, having only known me three minutes. As we drove, she drew in her notebook chatting…
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By Katie Brady To the Mama of the Newly Diagnosed Baby
I sat in my chair holding my brand new baby boy. Three weeks old. His head was stained by my…
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By Megan Launchbaugh Letting Her Be Sad
Seeing your kids be sad is hard. You want to fix it. Make it go away. Make it better. When…
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By Diane Karr I Love My View From the Bleachers When My Kids Are On the Field
When I was still toting a baby and a toddler to my older children’s summer ball games, I learned a…
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