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I Had a Baby at 40 and It Changed Everything

Baby, Motherhood
March 7, 2025
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By Renate Yotti

I Had a Baby at 40 and It Changed Everything

Before I became a mom, I never considered myself a kid person. I knew I wanted a family someday, yet…

Dear Young, Overwhelmed Mom: Let Me Help

Friendship, Motherhood
October 19, 2024
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By Jess Gilardi

Dear Young, Overwhelmed Mom: Let Me Help

Dear young mama, I feel you. The baby is fussy and needs another bottle, burping, diaper, or snuggle. You don't…

Take it from a Mom Who’s Been There: It Gets Easier

Motherhood
March 23, 2024
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By Tama Fortner

Take it from a Mom Who’s Been There: It Gets Easier

My view from home is changing as my oldest is now married and my youngest is wrapping up his college…

Moms Don’t Want to Be Told to Enjoy Every Moment

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
October 16, 2023
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By Michelle Tweed

Moms Don’t Want to Be Told to Enjoy Every Moment

“Oh, that’s such a fun age. Enjoy them while they’re little!” I heard these words a lot when I had…

Mothering Grown Children Has Made Me a Quieter Mom

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 29, 2023
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By Tara Munjee

Mothering Grown Children Has Made Me a Quieter Mom

How do I best mother my 22- and 27-year-old sons? Naturally, I will always be their mother; it’s a lifelong…

The Face In the Mirror Has Changed, But It Tells My Story

Living, Motherhood
May 26, 2023
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By Sherrill Pool Elizondo

The Face In the Mirror Has Changed, But It Tells My Story

If I were to do an inventory of my home of 42 years, I would get a grip on what…

4 Tips to Adjust Once Your Kids Are Grown and Gone

Grown Children, Motherhood
April 16, 2023
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By Susan Zurcher

4 Tips to Adjust Once Your Kids Are Grown and Gone

My tour guide days are over–for now. Our kids have all gone home after visiting our new home in a…

Baby, Motherhood
March 22, 2023
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By Amanda McCoy

This is 40 and Pregnant

I didn’t expect to be 40 and pregnant. But here I am, turning 40 this month with a baby growing…

Motherhood
March 2, 2023
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By Krystal Sieben

One New Baby (Please Hold the Advice)

Seasoned moms, oh, how quickly we forget. I was reminded this week how much advice is thrown at a new…

Motherhood
December 15, 2022
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By Madeline Dear

Why Having a Baby after 35 Is So Great

Advanced maternal age. Geriatric pregnancy. I think I heard those words first in nursing school at the age of 19.…

Grown Children, Motherhood
November 2, 2022
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By Cheryl Trenary

God Gave Me Babies Who Grew Up

Tapping the “off” button on my iPhone, I ended the FaceTime with my daughter. Smiling to myself, I reflected on…

Living
September 19, 2022
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By Kelsey Scism

“Old” Seems Less Old the Older I Get

Growing up, my grandparents hosted birthday parties that involved all of my dad’s aunts and uncles gathering around the kitchen…

older mom

I Had a Baby at 40 and It Changed Everything

Dear Young, Overwhelmed Mom: Let Me Help

Take it from a Mom Who’s Been There: It Gets Easier

Moms Don’t Want to Be Told to Enjoy Every Moment

Mothering Grown Children Has Made Me a Quieter Mom

The Face In the Mirror Has Changed, But It Tells My Story

4 Tips to Adjust Once Your Kids Are Grown and Gone

This is 40 and Pregnant

One New Baby (Please Hold the Advice)

Why Having a Baby after 35 Is So Great

God Gave Me Babies Who Grew Up

“Old” Seems Less Old the Older I Get

Get It Now

So God Made a Mother