By Kimberly Yavorski I Didn’t Plan on Becoming a Stay-at-Home Mom—But I Don’t Regret My Choice
On a recent car trip, my daughter asked a thought-provoking question. (What better location, with no opportunity to make eye…
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By Jade North Someday I’ll Long For These Days, But Today is Not That Day
I am touched out. I am talked out. I have been run ragged today. I have been stretched thin. I…
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By Becca Carnahan In Defense of the Participation Trophy
I’m a millennial. My birth date puts me at the older end of the range, but I still qualify. As…
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By Leslie Deane-Mountjoy Sometimes It Sucks Being the Mean Parents
It’s the day our son has been waiting for. The big dance is tonight. He has made plans with multiple…
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By Amanda Foust I Stopped Making Excuses For My Kids
“I’m sorry. My little introvert hasn’t had time alone today.” I made this statement to a lady who was at…
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By Ginger Hughes Dear New Mama, You’ll Remember These Days
Dear new mama, Some days, I wish I were you. It may sound strange, but tonight sitting here, my little…
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By Amanda Motisi Dear Mama, This Part of Motherhood is Your Beautiful Mess
A letter to my future self, I am writing to you from the dirty, kid-stained couch that sat in the…
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By Lisa R. Howeler I’m Not Just Here to Serve My Kids
Sometimes I think my children think I'm their humble servant. I sit down to start work on a blog post…
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By Alyssa Hurlbert We’re Not Only Learning to be Parents—We’re Learning How to be Husband and Wife Again
I resented my husband after our baby was born. Everything he does annoys me. He chews too loud, breathes too…
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By Angela Williams Glenn To the Child Who Isn’t Always Easy, I Was Just Like You
I looked into your hazel eyes that were turning greener by the minute as they pooled with tears, and as…
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By Whitney Fleming I’m Raising Great Teens, So Why Am I So Exhausted?
About a decade ago, my three young daughters and I rode up a hotel elevator with a couple who appeared…
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By Rachel Martin Dear Kids, You Have No Idea How Hard I Try
Sweet sweet, sometimes not so sweet kids of mine, I have something you need to know. I want you to…
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