By Chelsea Drown In Your 30s the Stakes Feel Higher
I’m in the years where I’m not old, but I’m no longer young. Some women my age are just announcing…
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True Love Is Built In the Moments No One Sees
There is nothing simple about raising a medically complex child. We carry emergency plans the way others carry wallets. Med…
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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…
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By Wendy C We Only See Part of a Family’s Story
I wish I were a fly on a wall in other people’s houses so I could observe what happens when…
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My Sons Outnumber My Daughter—Here’s What You Don’t See
The first time I heard a comment about the number of boys I had, I was heavily pregnant with my…
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By Abby McDonald Time Is All We Have with our Kids
A few weeks ago, I made a mistake no mother of a teenage driver wants to make: I watched from…
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Dear Middle Child, I See You
To my middle child, Today I just wanted to tell you something: I see you. I see you trying hard,…
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By Samantha Mckillop The Mother I Needed, The Mother I Became
I love being home for you after school. Watching you play in the front yard with your friends, running in…
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By Claudia Caramiello Signs of Myself
All around the house: Size 10 sneakers, oversized hoodies, half-full water bottles, and blunt little hairs all over the sink.…
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By Nikki Specht As a Millennial Mom, I’m Raising Kids To Try, Fail, and Try Again
My daughter’s preschool graduation is coming up, and I am a puddle. Before I had kids, I thought this ceremony…
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I’ll Love What You Love
From the very first time he tried bananas, my son knew he didn’t like them. That 5-month-old ate his first…
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By Rebecca Giantonio Moran In a Mom’s World, the Math Doesn’t Add Up
I peek over my son’s shoulder as he does his math homework at the kitchen table, observing the way he…
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