Parenting Through a Pandemic Made Us All Grow Up a Little Faster
When it all started, I honestly didn't think I was built to mother through it. I didn't think I was…
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What Will You Remember About This Year?
When it’s over, what will my children remember about the pandemic? Will my 13-year-old remember a 7th-grade year without school…
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By Susan Phillips The Smiles We Forced in 2020 Hid the Truth: It Was So Hard
Shut Down I leaned over the sleek sink of our hotel, spreading pink lipstick across my lips, then sweeping bronzer…
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By Her View From Home Anxiety Makes it Hard To Go Back To Normal Life
It’s been one year . . . and I’m still in quarantine. I’m still isolating myself and my children. I’m…
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By Jennifer Thompson We’re All a Little Exhausted Right Now
Just when I feel like all of the walls I could possibly hit have been hit, I crash into a new…
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By Aftan Hoffer Pandemic Miscarriage is Extra Lonely
She didn’t have to say it. I already knew. Our baby was gone. I watched the ultrasound slowly pan from…
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Having a Baby During the Pandemic Was Hard in Ways We Never Imagined
As someone who has given birth and gone through the postpartum period in this pandemic, I’m sometimes overwhelmed by all…
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By Elizabeth Dardes Dear Teen, Your World Looks Nothing Like We Planned
Dear Daughter, Happy Sweet 16! My sweet girl, you’ve just reached a milestone in the midst of a pandemic and…
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By Jenny Rapson Moms Are Having a Literal Field Day With the Target Dress Challenge and it’s Hysterical
I don't know about you, but my pandemic fashions have consisted mostly of graphic tees and sweatshirts paired with the…
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Miscarriage During a Pandemic Magnifies the Heartbreak
“I’m so sorry, honey. There’s no more heartbeat. I wish I could hug you.” With a strict no guests policy…
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By Diana Reeves It Took a Pandemic To Refocus My Faith
It took a pandemic to bring me to my breaking point. It was disastrous, isolating, and painful. I’ve lost count…
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By Ashley Stevens This Winter Could Be Long, But We’ll Get Through it Together
“Mommy, why isn’t anyone outside?” my 7-year-old asked as she walked through the garage door—and I felt every part of…
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