By Krystal Sieben Go Easy On the Parents Who Refuse to Skip Naps
Greetings from a mom who is done with napping children. It’s great to have the flexibility during the day for…
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A Backpack and a Father’s Love
My grandma’s standard answer when it came time to discuss upcoming events, holidays, or family gatherings was the following, “I’ll…
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By Amy Keyes Hello From the Middle of the Middle Years
I am middle-aged. I honestly don’t know how or when I got here, but it’s legit. It’s not just in the…
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Seeing My Dad’s Illness through My Child’s Eyes Hurts More
It’s extremely hard to see your parent sick. It’s a million times harder to see your child’s grandparent sick. It…
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By Rachel Reyna To the Parents Facing a Child’s Illness: You Are Strong
If you are the parents who just sat for hours in a cold doctor’s office to hear that your child…
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By Carolyn Moore Thanks for Loving My Kids When I Can’t be In the Stands
This weekend, our 15-year-old and 12-year-old played two different sports in two different tournaments at two different locations—at the same…
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By Her View From Home I’m Done Letting My Mother-in-Law Walk All Over Me
I used to let my mother-in-law walk all over me. If she told me to try something, I tried it.…
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I Gave My Kids Another Mediocre Summer
I’m an elder millennial—meaning I grew up with non-extravagant summers filled with Slip 'N Slides hooked up to water hoses,…
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By Stephanie McCoy Our Kids Are Friends—Does That Mean We Have to Be Too?
I knew when I had kids that I would be dealing with the building and deconstruction of their friendships for…
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Dear Father-in-Law, If I Could Talk to You One More Time
Dear Father-in-Law, You are incredibly missed—not just by your son or your grandchildren, but by me, your daughter-in-law. I wish…
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By Sarah Foss My Dad Didn’t Give Me the Love I Needed Because He Couldn’t
I remember the dread each year as mid-June approached. Father’s Day was coming, and the people-pleaser in me that sought…
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By Brittany Moore They Rarely Ask, but Dads Need Breaks Too
As a stay-at-home mom of two under five, there is one text I often look forward to during the week…
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