By Olivia Oster Why Don’t We Talk About Jonah’s Mother?
Praying for My Son Send a storm to stop him; Let his friends throw him out. May he drop to…
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By Brittany Moore A Mother’s Love Doesn’t End When Her Kids Move Out
When my last sibling moved out of the house, I watched my mom struggle in a quiet, almost unspoken way.…
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By Jaybie D. Strong-Willed Kids Are Not a Problem, They Just Need a Different Approach
Some kids don’t just say “no.” They mean it. They resist direction. They question instructions. They want to do things…
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The Hardest Part of Divorce Is Being Away from My Kids
I’ve written several times about how divorce has allowed me to find myself again, and how that version is even…
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By Jocelynn Easton Now that You’re Gone, I Sit In This Waiting Room Alone
I lay in bed this morning, sweet boy. It is Saturday. Seven of them since you left. Half awake, I…
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He Waited for Me By the Window and It Felt Like Love
Yesterday I went to urgent care. I had a sore throat, and my doctor had no openings. It was super…
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By Valerie Goldstein Farewell To the Bus Stop Moms
It seems like just yesterday I was writing a piece about my last baby going off to kindergarten. I poured…
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By Joy McLaughlin If You Give a Mom a Bouquet…
If you give a mom a bouquet… She goes to grab a vase to put it in. As she grabs…
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By JD Arbuckle Here In the Liminal Space of Parenting
It’s Friday night at 8:00. The intermittent snoring of an 80-pound lap dog is the only thing slicing through the…
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By Chelsea Drown In Your 30s the Stakes Feel Higher
I’m in the years where I’m not old, but I’m no longer young. Some women my age are just announcing…
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By Deanna Ryan Soon There Will Be No More Breakfasts To Make
T-minus 44 days until a new beginning- Math has never been my strong suit or my favorite subject, but it…
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By Joanne McHugh I’m Going to Tell You the Things Your Mom Should Have Told You
During my oldest daughter’s freshman year of college, I started being haunted by a recurring dream of an old-fashioned suitcase—one…
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