You Don’t Always Have to Put Yourself Last
“I’ve had it,” I tell myself. “I’m tired of putting myself last.” Like countless other mothers, and out of love…
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By Charissa Bates When You’re Barely Hanging On, It’s OK to Ask For Help
I’m a bundle full of fun. My list of fun things include being diagnosed with cancer at age 33, having…
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Trying To Fill Your Own Cup Will Leave it Empty
Bad ideas usually come wrapped up in pretty little packages. I’m speaking, in obnoxiously broad terms, of the self-care-obsessed society…
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Go Ahead and Take 10 Sad Minutes
I could tell the moment she walked through the door that she’d had a hard day. Middle school is hard…
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By Mandy McCarty Harris You Are So Much More Than a Before and After Picture
I’m so sad about all the pictures I’ve taken in my life, believing that who I was at the moment…
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By Jennifer Thompson I Need My Space and You All at the Same Time
This morning, as I was lying in bed with my comforter pulled over me and the fan rotating slowly overhead,…
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By Tiffany Frederick In My 30s, I’m Choosing Me
I did it. I’m not sure what clicked. But hearing a message from a couple of different areas—in my faith,…
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By Winnie Munroe You Do Not Have To Earn Your Rest
You do not have to clean the entire bathroom in order to take a bath. You do not have to…
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By Jennifer Bailey I Don’t Get Anything Done During Naptime And I’m Not Sorry
For roughly the first 18 months of my son's life, I utilized naptime as a means to put the house…
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Let’s Stop Pretending A Hot Shower Is A Good Enough “Break” For Moms
I schedule my laundry-folding sessions for the nights when my favorite show is on TV. I think the habit grew…
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By Adria Giordano The Secret of the Mom Who Has it All? She’s Absolutely Exhausted.
There’s a saying that goes something like this, “Put your oxygen mask on first then help your children . .…
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Put Yourself First Sometimes, Mama
To the momma who is feeling every bit of being last: We all have those moments where we feel last…
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