By Stephanie Faro To the Man Who Quietly Holds Us Together: We See You
You’ve always been the calm one. The steady force that keeps this family from going off the rails. The man…
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By Erin Barsness This is Motherhood When Nobody is Watching
THIS . . . is real life. This is what motherhood looks like when NOBODY is watching. When nobody is…
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By Whitney Fleming Our Kids Need Us to Stop Performance Based Parenting
Parents, can I ask a favor? Can we stop pushing the goalposts back for our kids? Can we stop changing…
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A Big Family is a Little Extra Work—and a Lot of Extra Love
“Five kids??” “You know how this happens don’t you?” “Did you have all five on purpose??” A head shake and…
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By Pamela Palmer I’m Thankful for the Friendship I Share With My Mom
My daughter is only two, but like most moms, when I look at her pictures from what seems like forever…
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By Kelli Bachara A Mom is a Mother Forever
My mom still waves goodbye to me. She stands out on her driveway and waves. Sometimes even blows me a…
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar Dear Anxious Child, I Will Fight For You
To my child with anxiety: I will always fight your monsters. The ones under your bed and the ones in…
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By Emily Stelter What You Don’t See When You Look at My Wild Child
I see what you see. He barrels through life at 90mph intent on finding the hilarity and excitement in everything.…
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By Kayla Banks My Sons Are Exactly What I Never Knew I Needed
The other day I was running around the house in an epic pool noodle sword fight with the boys. It…
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By Carolyn Moore My Kids Are Back in School—And I’m Struggling
"Let's go find a friend on the playground!" I said a little too brightly. My freshly-minted kindergartener kept wiping tears…
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Mothers Weren’t Meant to Carry it All
“Dear God, please give Mommy four sets of arms. Amen.” My eyes blinked wide open as this prayer rolled off…
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Dear Grown-Ups: I’m Just a Kid, and I’m Still Learning
Last week, my kindergartener went viral. I posted a picture of the two of us, sitting on the kitchen floor…
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