Calling All Exhausted Parents During the Month of May: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
OK friends, it’s May . . . the month where it traditionally all goes down the tubes. And I’m here…
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By Carolyn Moore Dear Youth Sports Parents: Our Kids Need Us to do Better
The words disgusted me when I read them: “I waited for you after the game, but no show. Probably a…
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By Her View From Home It’s Hard Being a Mom When You Don’t Have Your Own Mother to Lean On
Can a mother really be your best friend? I have friends and family members who claim it is possible. At…
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By Lisa Leshaw Dear Parents, This is What Your Teenagers Need You to Know About These Tough Years
After 38 years and with infinite humility, I am packing up my therapist's shingle. I'm not mentioning this to garner…
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By Stephanie Freybler To the Stepparents Who Love Their Bonus Kids So Well—Thank You
Last summer, I was trying to back up our lawn tractor with a trailer on it. If you've ever tried…
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By Erin Wood Thank You, Mom and Dad, For Everything
Thank you, Mom, for making the sacrifice to bring me into this world. Pregnancy and labor are long and unbearable…
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By Latanya Muhammad Dear Husband, Thank You For Being the Father My Own Was Not
I have often heard that we marry our mothers or fathers. For some strange reason, be it consciously or subconsciously,…
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By Zabrina Vogelsang To My Parents, I Get it Now
Dear Mom and Dad, You always told me it would make sense when I got older, that I’d understand when…
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By Gina Rich Can I Learn to Love a Stepmother When I Still Ache For My Mom?
I remember the first time my father mentioned her. It was autumn, less than a year after my mother had…
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By Anastasia Smothers We Just Couldn’t Move Our Kids Away From Their Grandparents
We were going to move. I was ready for a change. We talked about it, my husband and me, about…
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By Amanda Motisi Dear Mom, I Still Need You
Dear Mom, After we welcomed my first baby—my daughter, your first grandchild—into the world, I was so overwhelmed with sudden…
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How My Husband Redefined Father’s Day
I have dreaded Father's Day for as long as I can remember. It's a day that causes me more anxiety…
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