By Aimee C. Trafton Mothering a Middle School Daughter Is New
My daughter and I went swimming today. A hobby that has always bonded the two of us, our shared love…
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By Amy Cirksena Resenting Motherhood
I am meeting with my new therapist. She is my age, give or take a year or two, which automatically…
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When You Feel Like There’s Not Enough of You to Go Around
By the end of the day, I’ve been stretched in a dozen different directions. I’ve been the teacher, the referee,…
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My Daughter’s Struggles are Tough, but we are Tougher
Our “fishy” lives in the middle of our living room, and I try my best not to trip over it…
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By Mary McConville Midlife Is Remaking Me as a Woman and a Mother
It started like any ordinary weeknight dinner. Except this night, my teenage son sat at the table, head in his…
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By Rebecca Giantonio Moran In a Mom’s World, the Math Doesn’t Add Up
I peek over my son’s shoulder as he does his math homework at the kitchen table, observing the way he…
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By Ashley Butler My Brain Tabs Are All Open and I’ve Lost the Mouse
Some days, my brain feels like an internet browser with every single tab open, music blaring from somewhere I can’t…
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By Lindsey Jordan I Really Wanted a Girl…But These Boys Are My Whole World
“We’ve detected both an X and a Y chromosome...which means...it’s a boy! Congratulations!” “Oh,” I said. “Thank you.” I hung…
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By Her View From Home I Love a Child in ‘Generation O’
Did you know October is National Opioid-Exposed Children Awareness Month? I didn’t know it existed until last year. No mom…
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By Melissa Steis I Can’t Remember My Kids When They Were Little
I’m 42… or 43? Honestly, I can’t even remember sometimes. Life goes by so fast, and yet at the same…
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By Molly M. Jones A Different Kind of Senior Sunday
Every Sunday during my daughter's senior year of high school, I posted "Senior Sunday" photos on social media; adorable photos…
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Sometimes Your Social Battery Runs Out—Even around People You Love
There’s a unique kind of guilt that comes with telling people you’re tired of being around them. Not because they…
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