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Dear Teens, I’m Sorry You’re Stuck With “That” Mom

Dear teens, I’m sorry you got “that” mom. I’m sorry you got that mom who will always ask where you are going—and actually…

I am the family’s everyday dishes. No one has ever described me as “dainty” or “precious”. I am hardy and used to…

I often look down at you, and I see those sweet eyes staring up at me. “Mama, will you pick you up? Mama, will you come and play with me?” I see…

Before I became a mother, I read enough baby books to feel like I was ready to tackle the tough parts of parenting. Teething, tantrums, bedtime:…

You call for me. Somewhere in the middle of almost every night, your voice trickles out your bedroom door and through the house to my own, growing…

I have wanted to be a mom since I got my first baby doll, and then again when my little brother was born. I dreamed of rocking babies, holding tiny…

Dear mom, I see you. Exhausted from the crying little one. Overwhelmed by life. Stretched thin from expectations of work, family,…

I’ve been thinking a lot about time lately. Specifically, why it passes so fast. I’m not talking about the days and nights, because the…

Husband, I’d choose you every time, you know. If I was first captain standing on the line in gym class, and you were one in a sea of eager faces…

I almost quit motherhood today. I forgot something. Something big. Something I didn’t know how to recover from. “Hey bud. How was your day?” I…