By Melinda Tietsort My Husband Dreamed of Boys; God Gave Him Girls
My husband always dreamed he would have boys. He wanted two boys, exactly two and that's just what he would…
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By Jen Franklin Kearns The Pure Beauty of a Tween Who is All at Once an Innocent Child and a Determined Young Woman
It isn’t uncommon for parents to experience overwhelming feelings of pride when thinking or speaking of their children. In our…
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By Kendra Barnes Why I Stopped Criticizing My Body in Front of My Daughter
After having my second baby in less than as many years, things just weren’t the same. I’d gained 53 pounds…
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By Briana Bradley Wilson Dear Daughter at 14
Dear daughter at 14, It seems impossible that you are 14 years old. How did we get here so fast?…
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By Rachel Carpenter Dear Teenage Daughter, I Remember What It Was like to Be You
Dear Teenager: I know how you feel. You may think I do not. I am your mother—a relic from another…
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By Shelby Spear Struggling in the Space Between Mothering and Letting Go
Her size XL t-shirt hung six inches below her tush, swallowing up her 5’ 2” frame. “I’m going out back…
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By Jordan Harrell Dear Daughter, Remember This About Me When You Become a Mother
Dear Daughter, Someday, you might become a mother. Someday, you might look down into a tiny, furrowed face, just barely…
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By Heather Duckworth This is 11
I watch her as she sits on the back porch, laughing with her friends. She pushes her long, dark hair…
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By Tiffany Picotte Speak Your Mind—And Other Fierce Principles I Want My Preteen Daughter to Embrace
She is quietly fierce, intensely independent, and passionate about her beliefs, but a soft-hearted caregiver who is loyal to the…
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By Christine Carter Dear Teenage Daughter, There’s So Much About You I Don’t Understand
I don't understand why you refuse to wear tights with your dress in the sub-zero weather, as you slip on…
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By Stacey Philpot Learning to Love the Table Where She Leaves Her Heart
My daughter has a habit of leaving her heart on a 4 x 6 table in our basement. You might…
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By Arianna Freelen My Body After Baby Will Be Perfectly Imperfect
I walked in and saw them. In every shape and color imaginable, they stood and I stared and longed.…
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