By Whitney Fleming Dear Daughter: I Know You Are Supposed to Walk Away, But It’s Hard to Let Go
I’ve been walking my teens to the bus stop. Not all the way, because that would be mortifying for them.…
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By Ashley Kahn Salley We Don’t Always Say Yes—And Other Ways Our Family Keeps Busyness at Bay
Whatever happened to just sitting around at home? Is it just me or does everyone seem really flipping busy these…
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By April Leiffer Henry “Daddy’s Home!” is My Favorite Moment of Every Day
“Daddy’s home!” Oh, how those two simple words lift everyone’s mood. “Daddy’s home” means the dog starts jumping up and…
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By Kristal Black Sometimes the Toughest Kids Have the Most Fragile Hearts
I have a hard-headed kid. She marches to the beat of her own drum. She doesn’t mind being different. She…
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By Emily Reed Motherhood is Not Perfect, But it Sure is Beautiful
It was an act of sibling rivalry that set the early morning hour into motion. My voice, still waking from…
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By Nikita Busic Here’s To the Parents of Exceptional Children
My 9 -year-old is one of a kind. There are days I question if I am doing this parenting thing…
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By Amy Weatherly I Can’t Be Everyone’s Chick-fil-A Sauce
A couple of friends and I went and grabbed lunch at Chick-fil-A a couple of weeks ago. It was delightful.…
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By Caitlin Fladager I Am the Backpack of My Family
An open letter to my children: I am the backpack of the family. I carry all of your things, while…
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By Laura Mazza You Don’t Have to Exhaust Yourself to Be a Good Mother
People always say to me “I don’t know how you do it with three. I can’t do it with one.”…
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By Jess Ronne From a Mom Raising a Child With Special Needs: Please See Me
Dear mama with normal children, "Normal? What is normal?" you might be asking. "Is that even politically correct?" Honestly, I’m…
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By Leah Gentry How We Said Goodbye to Mountains of Toys Forever
Downsizing our kids’ toys was hard. But it’s one of the best decisions we’ve ever made for them, hands down.…
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By Heidi Farrell Behind Every Strong-Willed Child is a Vulnerable Soul
My little girl—she has a firecracker personality. As an infant, she was a big kid trapped in a baby’s body…
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