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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By Mary Ann Blair There’s Sweetness Inside These Rowdy Boys, Too
Yesterday, I took my three-year-old son to a small play area inside our local mall. I sat there watching as…
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And God Said, “Let There Be Daddies”
God looked down and saw Mama, and saw that she was good. But He also saw there was something missing.…
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By Carrington Cunnington When Parenting Costs Us Something
My girl woke up with a chip on her shoulder. Our day began with echoes of squabbling in the…
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By Abbie Dunlap These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
The sound of little feet slapping the wood floors. The way your dad's laugh echoes down the stairs from your…
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To My Last Baby, Please Don’t Grow Up Too Fast
To know these pigtails is to know the sassiness they represent. Underneath those two personality sticks is YOU . .…
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By Karen Johnson Hilarious Video Parody Mocks “Crazy Parents” at Kids’ Sports Games
April is here! You know what that means, parents! Time to dig the baseball gloves and soccer balls out of…
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