By Shelley Skuster Read This Only If I Die
I fold each letter and tuck them into four separate envelopes—one for each kid. Then I lick them shut. Still…
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By Melissa Fenton The Most Exhausted You Will Ever Be Is Not When You Have Infants and Toddlers. It’s This.
People told me it would be harder. The been there done that empty nest mothers. They said, “Just wait until…
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You’re So Much More Than “Just” a Stay-at-Home Mom
Hey there stay-at home mama, Can I tell you something? Anyone who puts the word “just” in front of your…
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By Bailey Suzio I May Not Have My Own Kids, But I’m Still a Mom
Ever since I was a little girl, I've wanted to be a mom. When I close my eyes, I can…
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By Jessica Johnston Dear Husband, Let’s Talk About the Longest Minutes of My Life
Dear Husband, I want to talk to you about the longest minutes of my life. Those minutes are the minutes…
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By Sina Steele Mama In the Still, Small Hours
I can’t remember the last time I slept through the night. Like I actually can’t remember. I know that…
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By Brea Schmidt 5 Things I Say To My Kids That Change Our Dynamic at Home
In my three-kids-in-six-years tenure as a mom, it has felt like I’m in an ongoing game of Tetris: getting dealt a…
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By Maralee Bradley To the Lady Clutching Her Pearls When My Toddler Used an Anatomically Correct Term
Hello ma'am, I could tell how disturbed you were when my little son fell off the swing and loudly proclaimed…
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Motherhood is the Most Beautiful Kind of Heartache
It’s 11:57 p.m. My head hits the pillow and your cries hit the monitor. It’s a different night, but the…
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By Natalie Brenner Acknowledging the Loss in Adoption
“Don’t do it! Adoption is the worst!” His voice echoed through my entire body, his words hitting every unprepared…
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By Emily Scott Why I Want My Kids To Make Mistakes
Our two oldest kids are like night and day. Sometimes I wonder how they can be related. Child #1 is…
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By Whitney Fleming What It’s Really Like to Live in a House With Teen Girls
Since first announcing I was pregnant with twin girls 14 years ago, the comments poured in from strangers. “Wait until…
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