By Lindsay Stauffer I Wanted A Daughter But God Knew I Needed Sons
I was the worst candidate in the world to be a boy mom. I liked calm and quiet. Boys are…
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By Kyle Means I Was a Dad Who Yelled—But Here’s How I Stopped
Does this scenario sound familiar? You hear two of your kids in the other room starting to bicker. It starts…
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Dear Mama, These Years With Older Kids Are Worth Waiting For
When my girls were little, people at the library or church or in the grocery store would smile at them…
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I’m Not Your Friend, I’m Your Mother
Dear child, You are the single most important thing to me in the world. Words cannot convey the depth of…
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By Her View From Home “He Touched Me There, Mommy.”
My vision is blurred. Everything surrounding us is hazy. I'm looking at you through tunnel vision, my sweet little one.…
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By Anneliese Lawton Why I’m Glad I Broke That Promise To Myself
When I became a mom, I made myself a promise: I would never lose myself in motherhood. I never believed…
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By Christine Hartjes I’m Proudest of the Moments You Won’t See on Social Media
I am a failure as a parent. My children are doomed. Or at least that is how I feel…
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By Reanna Spain Having Kids is Hard. I Think I’ll Do It Again.
Here I am, hair unwashed, wearing a day-old t-shirt stretched from the countless times I've offered my breast to my…
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By AJ Wilson Motherhood, You Surprise Me In So Many Ways
Motherhood, oh Motherhood, you have truly crushed my expectations. I saw you differently from a distance while I waited for…
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By Lisa Mullen The Baby Stage? Not My Favorite—But I’m Not Wishing It Away.
I’m going to confess something that might make a lot of mommies gasp: I don’t love the baby stage. …
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By Caitlin Shoe I’ll Hold You Instead
You fell asleep in my arms while I was on the phone with my mom, and I could have put…
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By Mande Saitta She Walks Into School Each Morning as I Hold My Breath
Yesterday, my daughter’s high school investigated a shooting threat. It was the second one to happen over the last week…
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