By Jordan Harrell Let’s Care More About Our Kids Being Kinder, Not Smarter
My three-year-old loves baby dolls. Very rarely do we leave the house without one hooked under one little arm, a…
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By Marcia Kester Doyle How Being Adopted Made My Husband a Better Father
My husband's earliest memories of his adoptive mother are as blurry as the black and white photos he has taped…
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By Bailey Koch The One Thing You Need to Be a Parent
Having a baby sounds like such a magical world. Who wouldn't want a sweet little combination of two people in…
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By Jer Sie Pui Confessions of a “Bad” Mom
I have a few confessions to make: I bribe my kids at dinner time with the tablet to get food into their…
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By Britt LeBoeuf To the Stay-At-Home Mama: Don’t Let Others Define Your Worth
I had a conversation with a relative recently. I won't get into the details, but he told me that stay-at-home…
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By Carolyn Moore Sometimes, I’m a Lonely Mom
One of the most unexpected things about motherhood, for me, has been just how lonely it can seem. Sitting…
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By Margie Untermeyer 50 Things I Want My Kids to Know
As I approach my 50th birthday, I have been doing a lot of thinking and making a lot of lists.…
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By Stephanie Thompson The Time I Watched Children’s Television Shows By Myself
The last ten years passed quickly. Lots of people told me, "The days are long but the years are short."…
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By Marlene Fischer Hey Young Moms, Here’s the Scary Truth About the Sleep You’re Not Getting
I recently read a blog post by a woman with four children who swears she gets nine hours of sleep…
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By Jessica Johnston Being a Mom is Hard, and That’s OK
Today I met some friends in town for coffee and shopping. I ended up bear hugging my four-year-old on a…
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By Amy Johnson Dear Kids, Your Entitlement Needs to Take a Seat
The thing with entitlement is that it happens slowly. So slowly that you barely notice it until BAM! It’s screaming…
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By Katie-Rose Finding True Friendships in High School
“I hate school,” my 15-year-old daughter says as she snuggles up next to me on any given Sunday night. “It…
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