It’s OK to Be a Mess, Your Kids Just Want You
I’m in this place right now where I just can't seem to keep up with life. My floors are sticky,…
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The Sweetest Mother's Day Gift!
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By Chandni Bansal I’ll Be Your Mama Now and Forever
It is said that a mother carries her baby for much longer than nine months. I have done the same.…
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By Amy Weatherly Dear Kids, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Stop Acting This Way Right This Minute!
Me, first thing in the morning: Good morning, baby. How did you sleep? Did you have the sweetest dreams? Gosh,…
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Dear Toddler, Thank You For Loving Me at my Most Unlovely
Sweet toddler of mine, some of the days we share are so darn long. Some days, we don't see eye-to-eye.…
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By Jordan Harrell God’s Not Trying to Keep Me From Something Better—He’s Trying to Save Me From Something Bad
This past year, my family went to a concert at the Houston Rodeo. The concert was awesome. The singer was…
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By Tyler Jacobson To the Parents of a Struggling Teen, Give it Time
To the mother whispering through gritted teeth to her teenage daughter in the checkout line at Costco . . . …
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By Allison Byxbe Naming My Depression Makes Me a Better Mother
This is a confession to you, my kids, an apology of sorts. I am painfully aware of the ways I…
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By Britt LeBoeuf My Baby, I’ll Follow You
I'll follow you. Down the corridor of that hospital wing as they push you in your bassinet and me in…
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By Jillian Benfield I Am Their Comforter Because I Am Their Mother
I am their comforter. Something happens when my babies turn two. For two years, my babes have eyes for me,…
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By Leanne Willen We Are the Memory Makers
Family memories have always been important to me. But, marriage and motherhood changed me. Suddenly, I wanted holidays and birthdays…
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By Anastasia Smothers Don’t Take it Personally if I Don’t Bring the Kids Over to Visit
I’m often told that I need to bring the kids by more often, that so-and-so wants to spend some time…
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By Alyssa Hall Swaddles and Someday Forever Collide
Baby girl, When you grow and become a momma yourself, I want you to know that no one tells you…
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