By Tessa Dreyer To the Parents Raising an Only Child
"How many kids do you have?" another mother asks me at the playground. A question most moms ask when meeting…
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By Ericka Clay The Life of An Only Child is Beautifully Lonely
There was always a little bit of death on the pages of the books I read. I think I wanted…
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By Lauren Barrett Dear Only Child, You Will Always Be Enough
Dear only child, Life wasn’t supposed to turn out this way. It’s been you and me for almost five years…
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Please Don’t Ask When I’m Having Another Baby
We’ve all been asked it. Maybe once, maybe more times than we can count. Maybe we’ve even asked it ourselves,…
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By Elisa Preston God Gave Me One
We were standing in line, waiting to get into a Halloween event at the church around the corner. Our daughter…
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Just the Three of Us
On the eve of my daughter’s seventh birthday, I leaned against her doorway watching her sleep so peacefully. I roamed…
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By Kelley Friedland I Don’t “Just” Have One Child—I Have One Child and It’s Perfect For Our Family
I get asked often how many kids I have. The answer used to always be the same: just one. Then…
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By Jennifer Vail Caring For Aging Parents as an Only Child Can Be Lonely
I am an only child. My parents didn’t plan it this way, but life and biology, as you know, rarely…
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To the Mama Who Feels Guilty For Not Wanting Another Baby
To the mama who thinks she has to have another baby: You don’t. We all have a vision of what we…
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As An Only Child, I Love Raising a Big Family
I loved being an only child. Growing up, my letters to Santa might ask for a Cabbage Patch doll or…
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By Her View From Home Yes, We Really Are One and Done
There’s that question again: “Will you give her a sister or brother?” They seem taken aback when I tell them…
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By Christina Zambrano You See an Only Child—I See an Answered Prayer
We were on our very first walk around the neighborhood when I was first asked the question that would follow…
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