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Grown Children
August 25, 2020
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Mom and Dad’s House Will Always Feels Like Home

Two years ago, my parents sold my childhood home. Two years ago, I said goodbye to the house where I slept for more than 20 years, where I learned to…

Grief, Marriage
July 31, 2020
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To the Bride Whose Parents Are Watching From Heaven

It will easily be one of the hardest days of your life. And nothing will be able to change that. For most little girls, you have a vision or a plan…

Grown Children, Motherhood
July 31, 2020
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Pregnancy Reopened the Wound My Mother Left Behind

I was born on August 14th in the heat of the California summer. I was the first of the two girls my mother went on to have. I was elated when I found…

Marriage, Motherhood
July 28, 2020
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We Started a Family Right Away—And Don’t Regret it For a Second

I was 26 when I got married and 27 when I gave birth to my first child. My husband and I were just slightly younger than the national average, but…

Grown Children, Motherhood
July 11, 2020
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I’m So Lucky To Call My Mom My Best Friend

Consider yourself lucky when you don’t have to look for a best friend, but it naturally happens—because she’s your mom. My mom has always been…

Motherhood
May 20, 2020
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Dear Uninvolved Family, You Cannot Buy Our Love

Dear family who tries to buy love, instead of earning it: I was raised in an amazing family. There was so much love. My parents loved each other, and…