Siblings With an Age Gap Bring Out the Best in Each Other
I never intended to have kids six years apart, but life most certainly never goes as planned. Here I sit at the age of 41 with a 10-year-old and a…
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Growing Up as the Middle Child is the Best
“I call the backseat!” Pushing my way through the open car door, leaping over the middle seat, I threw myself into the rear-facing third…
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Siblings Share a Bond For Life
Yes, they will fight with each other. But they will also learn to fight FOR each other. They will struggle to share your attention. But they will…
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Having Kids Close Together Means They Have Built-in Best Friends For Life
It all started with an increased sense of smell, as crazy as that sounds. That was the first clue that I might be pregnant with my second child. My…
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If Only the World Saw Her the Way Her Sister Does
“So what. So what if she’s a little smaller than other people. So what if she eats through a feeding tube. So what if she isn’t crawling or…
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Dear Sibling of a Special Needs Child, Your Heart is Full of Beauty
Dear daughter, I feel like I should apologize. There are a million apologies I could list out for which you’d be more than deserving. Like the…
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Soon, You Won’t Be the Baby Anymore
You snuggle up and put your little arms around me. Your little body curls around your new little sibling growing inside me, and your fingers pull at…
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To the Brotherless Boy
You are just a toddler now, not yet two, and the second born of four children. When I found out you were to have another sister—making you the only…
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God Gave Me Twins
The gel was cool on my belly. I looked at my husband apprehensively and he squeezed my hand. Our last pregnancy had ended in miscarriage. I was…
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What’s It Like to Grow Up With a Strong-Willed Sibling?
There have been endless articles written about strong-willed children. How to parent them. What a blessing they can be. What ages are the hardest.…
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