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Grief
April 29, 2026
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By Marissa Bader

I Miss Having Parents

I have been living with the ache of loss for so long that I truly don’t remember what it feels…

Our Kids Will Remember These Days with Their Grandparents

Living
February 27, 2026
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By Megan Kewaza

Our Kids Will Remember These Days with Their Grandparents

I have been watching my kids with their grandparents lately, and honestly, it gets me every time. The way my…

Motherhood
February 12, 2026
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By Megan Kewaza

I Still Need My Mom

I used to think there would come a day when I would not need my mother so much. Not because…

I’ll Never Stop Looking for Signs from My Parents

Grief
September 11, 2025
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By Marissa Bader

I’ll Never Stop Looking for Signs from My Parents

Do you believe in signs? I do. I find them everywhere. In the tree my siblings planted at our cabin…

Living
September 2, 2025
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By Pallavi Srivastava

My Mother Is Strength and Grace

Forty-nine years. Almost half a century. For many, that’s a lifetime. That’s how long they were married. Losing my dad…

There’s So Much Pressure to Keep Up with the Joneses

Living
August 30, 2025
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By Wendy C

There’s So Much Pressure to Keep Up with the Joneses

It crept up on me slowly. I’m not even sure when exactly it all started. Perhaps it was when I…

I Want His College Experience to Be His Own

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 25, 2025
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By Amy Keyes

I Want His College Experience to Be His Own

Back in the day, when I applied for college, my options were limited. By geography. By my GPA. By my…

Faith, Grief
June 8, 2025
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By Mary Kate Hampton

Communion with Ghosts

This was the first sacrament without one of my parents. For the last one, my mom was in the throes…

She’s a Grandma Who Shows Up for the People She Loves

Living
April 8, 2025
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By Rachel Schuehle

She’s a Grandma Who Shows Up for the People She Loves

Three red envelopes fan in my palm, waiting. I already know what they contain and I'm accustomed to it by…

Be Present In This Middle-Aged Motherhood

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
April 3, 2025
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By Stephanie Gibbons

Be Present In This Middle-Aged Motherhood

Oh, to be a middle-aged mom. I’m sitting in tiny coffee shop sipping iced coffee when I notice two little…

Living, Motherhood
February 5, 2025
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By Kristin Cilente

My Stepmom Loved Us Well

When I would host parties in high school, Jeanine (my stepmom for the last 20 years) would leave a note…

Kids, Living, Motherhood
January 28, 2025
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By Jane Kim

If You’re Stuck in the Angry Room

Recently, a good friend and I were chatting about the upcoming weekend. Her daughter, a first-grader, went to a birthday…

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I Miss Having Parents

Our Kids Will Remember These Days with Their Grandparents

I Still Need My Mom

I’ll Never Stop Looking for Signs from My Parents

My Mother Is Strength and Grace

There’s So Much Pressure to Keep Up with the Joneses

I Want His College Experience to Be His Own

Communion with Ghosts

She’s a Grandma Who Shows Up for the People She Loves

Be Present In This Middle-Aged Motherhood

My Stepmom Loved Us Well

If You’re Stuck in the Angry Room

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