By Jenny Albers Sometimes I Miss Her
“Hey Mom, can you straighten my hair?” she asks. I gladly oblige. Because it’s not often that she needs—or wants—my…
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By Danielle Lacourse Vaughn The One Word I Won’t Use Around My Daughter
We’ve all said it. Whether it was out loud, in your head, directed at someone else, or looking in the…
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Dear Daughter, Stay Wild
I can’t really put my finger on it. Or manage to find all the words. But there’s just something about…
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By Della Cassia I Blinked and the Little Girl Was Gone
They told me not to blink, but I was too overwhelmed learning how to become a mother. They told me…
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By Brittany Olson Dear Daughter, about That Other 4-Letter Word
As my kindergartner came bounding through the door back from the park, she seemed ecstatic to tell me all about…
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By Krystal Sieben My Heart Knew I Needed a Daughter
I have a vivid memory of tentatively walking toward the little pink sleepers hanging in Nordstrom. I gently lifted one…
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She May Be Little but She Knows Exactly Who She Is
A few months ago, I took my daughter in for a routine check-up, and I had one of those moments…
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While She’s Still Mine
I touched her hair today. The delicate, fully-formed, angel-baby droplet plucked intentionally off heaven's tree and placed in my belly…
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By Elizabeth Neal Dear Daughter, This Is What I Hope for You
My darling daughter, Every mother wants to hand her daughter the world—not as it stands, but something better, something more…
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By Laura Bailey Daughter, You are So Much More than a Number
“I just can’t sleep!” With red-rimmed eyes, tears still staining her cheeks, my 9-year-old daughter defeatedly shared, “No matter what…
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The Dressing Room Requires Patience as the Mom of a Teen
My overstuffed mom purse bumps into elbows and racks as I shepherd another dress into the fitting room. Nothing is…
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Dear Daughter, Don’t Rush
Dear daughter, Don't rush. You were born in a brightly lit room, surrounded by a flurry of activity. You were…
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