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 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 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 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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By Laura Massimini Motherhood Will always be My Anchor, But It’s Not My Ceiling
My kids are growing up. And so am I. The difference? They’re allowed to change without explanation, but when Mom…
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Mom Shares Warning about Popular Bracelets after Son Develops Dangerous Infection
You've seen the bracelets everywhere, no doubt—cute little silicone or rubber bands in rainbow colors, often with touting uplifting or…
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Sometimes a Mom Feels Completely Touched Out
I love my kids. I do. Fiercely. Irrationally. Intensely.But some days I want to disappear into a locked room with…
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By Jaree Williams Even on a Mother’s Hardest Day, Her Children Are Watching
The sun was warm that morning. I was outside with the dog, rooted in the grass, soaking up a rare…
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