By Wendy C There’s So Much Pressure to Keep Up with the Joneses
It crept up on me slowly. I’m not even sure when exactly it all started. Perhaps it was when I…
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By Her View From Home The Women In My Life Have become My Lifeline
In my early 20s, I thought all I ever wanted or needed was a man to love and who loved…
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By Amy Keyes I Want His College Experience to Be His Own
Back in the day, when I applied for college, my options were limited. By geography. By my GPA. By my…
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By Kelly Odom I’m Watching Him Become the Man I Prayed He’d Be
It's been a hard day. One of those days where everything feels loud. We are renovating our house—it’s time. Actually,…
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By Lisa Appelo I’m Done with Back to School as a Mom—But Not as a Grandma
It started in Target when I passed the backpack aisle. Instead of turning toward the school supplies and filling my…
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By Naomi Driedger Loving Ashton
Shellshocked, I stand beside the NICU bed. My tiny son is lost in a maze of tubes and wires. Confused…
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By Kristina Tretter Don’t Have It All Together? None of Us Do.
The laundry isn’t folded. The dishes aren’t washed. There are remnants of blueberry yogurt scattered from breakfast, and now there…
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Every Summer Has a Story—and I Want to Remember This One
I read something recently that really resonated: every summer has a story. Let me explain. I’m a mom to two…
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By Cyrece Dyoni I’m Falling Into the Goodbye Hole
When I first became a mother, I never wanted to leave our firstborn, ever. True story: the first time my…
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In Defense of the Teenage Years
I have something to admit—I didn’t thrive in the baby stage. In fact, I often felt like I was drowning.…
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By Cindy Shaw I Am an Incomplete Parent Trying to Raise Complete Children
While scrolling Facebook, this photo seized my attention and made my heart quicken. As I stared at the photo of…
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By Sara Easterly A Plea to Adoptive Parents, From an Adoptee
Dear Adoptive Parent, When you publicly share my story on social media and tell strangers private details about my adoption…
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