By Shelbie Farmer Dear Mama, You Are Their Safe Space
The baby is crying and nothing helps. The toddler is kicking and screaming on the floor. The older kids are…
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By Maralee Bradley If Other Kids Call You ‘Poor’
My sweet kids, I know there have been times you have felt poor. There are vacations we can't go on,…
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By Whitney Fleming It’s Lonely Being the Mom Who Says No
"Are there any other middle school moms out there whose kids' don't have an IG account? My daughter doesn't believe…
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By Esther Vandersluis We’re Not Meant to Find Fulfillment in Our Children
I start my day with an early morning wake up call from my three-year-old. She walks slowly over to my…
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By Katie Parton Forgetting a Child Inside a Hot Car Sounds Impossible—Until It Happens To You
It’s a nightmare no mother believes can happen to her. Only women who don’t truly love their children forget their…
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By Stacey Skrysak I Love Being a Mom, But I Miss Being “Me”
The sun was slowly waking up as I sat with my cup of coffee, enjoying a morning of peace and…
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By Becca Carnahan Deep Down, I Know I’m a Good Mom
"I'm not having kids until I know I'm no longer selfish." That's a real thing I said, a lot, before…
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By Jamie Sumner I’m Actually More Productive With My Kids Around
It is counterintuitive that chaos would bring order, but that is exactly what working from home has done for me.…
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By Lisa Mullen Can We Restore “the Village” Our Parents Enjoyed?
There’s a question I hear asked from time to time that bothers me. When it’s asked, it’s always with a…
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Dear Child, What I Wouldn’t Give To Make These Moments Last
Sometimes, I take you for granted. I take for granted this time that we share; this time while you’re just…
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By Caitlin Henderson I’ll Show You How to Be a Good Man, My Son
And the daddy took his little boy's hand and said, I won't tell you, I'll show you. I'll show you how…
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By Michelle Riddell The Summer I Let My Mothering Anxieties Go
I almost missed my daughter’s first summer. I mean, I was with her—as in, at home together—but somehow in my…
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