Moms Don’t Want to Be Told to Enjoy Every Moment
“Oh, that’s such a fun age. Enjoy them while they’re little!” I heard these words a lot when I had…
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By Krystal Sieben Motherhood is Beautiful Torture
Motherhood is beautiful torture. It’s worrying, from the minute you see those two pink lines. Maybe you have been trying…
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By Sally Newcomer To the New Parents Next to Room 9
To the new parents next to Room 9: I saw you when we were unloading our luggage today. I watched…
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By Nicole Mondano The Moment You Must Let Him Go
I observed my son today from a distance. I marveled at the subtle changes I saw: The squaring of his…
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I Miss the Fingerprints on the Glass
The absence of fingerprints is loud. I know, I know. We’ve heard it a million times before from seniors and…
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A Mother’s Love Never Runs Out of Time
Have you seen those reels and posts saying things like, “You only get 12,763 hours with your child,” or, “By…
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Today I Said Goodbye To the Only Version of You I’ve Ever Known
It is my first time saying goodbye. Today brought conflicting emotions to the surface like a rising tide as it…
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By Lizzy Christian Time Is Precious—Don’t Wish It Away
Time. It's a weird thing. It passes ever-so-quickly. It’s a thief in the night. Yet somehow it stands still. It never…
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By Angela Williams Glenn When Your Kids Are No Longer Little
My kids are heading into middle school and high school in the fall. We are all in on the tween…
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Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?
A few years ago, I let go of our Mr. Potato Head collection. I asked my boys to play one…
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Let Go of Broken Toys and Hang on to the Memories
My (almost) 8-year-old daughter came in from tidying the yard and readying it for play to hand me the plastic,…
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By Amy Keyes As the Mom of a Teen, I Belong in the Backseat Now
I remember growing up, the best thing in the world was calling "shotgun!” and beating my sisters to the front…
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