By Rachael Ramas I’m So Glad My Children Have Each Other
As I watch my 9-year-old daughter grip her 6-year-old brother's hand on their first day back at school, a wave…
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By Ericka Clay The Life of An Only Child is Beautifully Lonely
There was always a little bit of death on the pages of the books I read. I think I wanted…
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A Diagnosis Is Redefining Our Family
When Aiden, my spirited and curious 11-year-old, asks about the early days of his sister Lexi’s life, he doesn’t remember…
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Three Cheers for the Sports Siblings Who Show Up
We are an active, sports-loving family. I write frequently about raising two tweens engaged in youth sports. I’m proud of…
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The Best Neighbors Are Family
It's not unusual for many of us mothers and grandmothers to have memory boxes. We each may call them something…
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Same Initial Sibset? Yes We Did.
Taking a cue from the Kardashians (Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Kendall, and Kylie), and the Duggars (Josh, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa,…
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Each Child You Raise is Unique
The hardest part about raising children? Well, there's a lot, but to me, one major thing is that they are…
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To the Family with a Loved One in Jail
At first, I wanted to hide. I didn’t want to face people anywhere, not at the grocery store, not at…
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My Last Baby Rarely Gets All of Me
Ever since you came into being, you heard the chaos of your future. You felt the jostle of your siblings…
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By Jennifer Marcinczyk I Don’t Know How to Live Without My Sister, But I Must
I've spent a year of my life living in a haze. Holding my breath, afraid to exhale. Focusing on staying…
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Brothers Fight Hard and Love Harder
The last few years have been a whirlwind. My head has sometimes been left spinning; we have moved continents with…
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Having Two Under Two Was the Best Decision I Ever Made
My baby was 14 months old when I found out I was pregnant with baby number two. He had just…
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