By Whitney Fleming Dear Teenage Daughter, I Will Be Right Here Waiting For You to Come Back to Me
The shift was slow and subtle. First, you pulled away slightly as I put my arm around you walking out…
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By Jenny Rapson Entire Family Sings “Push It” In Mom’s Delivery Room and It’s Stinkin’ Adorable
As anyone who's ever tried to push a baby out the way God intended knows, sometimes the delivery room can…
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By Lauren Fortenberry God Trusted You to be Their Mother
No one tells you about the loneliness of motherhood. But it’s real. Tangible. Behind every healthy baby is a woman—stretched from…
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129 Ways to Get a Husband in 1958
I got married in 2000 (easy to remember how long I've been married, score!) when I was just 22. And…
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By Shelbie Farmer I Left My Husband For My Children
I’ve borne witness to the hushed conversations and sympathetic glances surrounding a woman going through a divorce. I’ve heard the…
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By Jenny Albers In a World of Mom Bosses, What if I’m Never More Than Just a Mom?
I remember it well, leaving the office more than seven years ago, my exit through those sliding glass doors a…
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Dear Husband, Thank You For Being the Parent Our Kids Need
Dear Husband, You know how our 8-year-old acts like his world is ending on the rare occasion when you're not…
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By Momstrosity Feeling Like All You Can Do This Year is Survive, Mama? Do That.
Here we are again, friends. The brink of a New Year. My newsfeed is full of positive manifestations for the…
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By Andrea Remke When “The Talk” Comes in the Middle of Aisle 8
My only son is going to be 12 in a couple of months. I never had any brothers. I know…
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By Leanne Willen I’m a Good Mom—Flaws and All
I am the mom who avoids carpool small talk with other moms like the plague. I am the mom who…
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By Kelli Bachara My World Really Does Revolve Around My Kids
We talk a lot about having entitled children. It’s a hot topic in our society, and it’s something most parents…
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To the Woman Who Scolded Me For My Child’s Behavior, Here’s What You Didn’t Know
“Some people obviously just don’t watch their kids,” you said as you jerked your children away from my toddler in…
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