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When Mom Guilt Gets You Down, Lean On Me

Inspiration, Motherhood, Relationships
December 9, 2017
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By Tiffany Campione

When Mom Guilt Gets You Down, Lean On Me

We sat at the island in the kitchen sipping coffee. It had been over a year since we had seen…

Kids, Motherhood
December 8, 2017
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By Whitney Fleming

To My Daughter at 9

OK, dear daughter. Bring it in. Time for a halftime pep talk. Soon, you’ll be turning 9. I know. I…

It’s OK To Be Sad During The Holiday Season

Grief, Kids, Motherhood
December 8, 2017
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By Stacey Skrysak

It’s OK To Be Sad During The Holiday Season

As I pull out the red and green storage box, I turn on the music. The bells jingle as the…

Kids, Motherhood
December 7, 2017
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By Ashli Brehm

Moms, It’s OK to Say ‘Not Right Now’

Just over four years ago, I turned over a new leaf. I was a mom to two under 4. And…

Kids, Mental Health
December 6, 2017
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By Sarah Whitman

To Parents of Children With Anxiety

I don't remember a time before anxiety. In first grade, I faked sick more than once to avoid a noisy…

Motherhood
December 6, 2017
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By Casey Huff

It’s OK to Stay Home, Mama

I did it. I quit (or at the very least, paused) my dependable job as a middle school teacher to…

Motherhood
December 5, 2017
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By Hannah Carpenter

I’m Too Tired to Be a Mom Today

I'm too tired to be a mom today. I'm too tired to break up one more fight about the Playstation.…

Guess Who is Really ‘Killing It’ at Motherhood? We All Are.

Journal, Relationships
December 4, 2017
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By Melissa Fenton

Guess Who is Really ‘Killing It’ at Motherhood? We All Are.

All over the internet, comment threads are exploding. Millennial moms vs. Gen X moms, vs. Gen Y mom vs. your…

Kids, Motherhood
December 4, 2017
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By Janene Dutt

The Upside of a Child Leaving the Nest

It's been a few months since my oldest child left for college. I won't lie . . . it's been…

Kids, Motherhood
December 2, 2017
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By Amy Weatherly

Parenting is Kind of Like That

You know that feeling you get on Sunday evening? The kind of sinking feeling when the sun starts to fade…

Nine Easy Ideas For a Family Advent Calendar

Inspiration, Kids
December 2, 2017
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By Sara Ohlin

Nine Easy Ideas For a Family Advent Calendar

Every year growing up we had an Advent calendar. It was one my mom made with a green and red,…

Can We Please Be Done With the Myth of the Perfect Family?

Kids, Motherhood
November 30, 2017
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By Elizabeth Spencer

Can We Please Be Done With the Myth of the Perfect Family?

My husband and I didn’t find out the gender of either of our girls before they were born. We reasoned…

parenting

When Mom Guilt Gets You Down, Lean On Me

To My Daughter at 9

It’s OK To Be Sad During The Holiday Season

Moms, It’s OK to Say ‘Not Right Now’

To Parents of Children With Anxiety

It’s OK to Stay Home, Mama

I’m Too Tired to Be a Mom Today

Guess Who is Really ‘Killing It’ at Motherhood? We All Are.

The Upside of a Child Leaving the Nest

Parenting is Kind of Like That

Nine Easy Ideas For a Family Advent Calendar

Can We Please Be Done With the Myth of the Perfect Family?

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