By Kora Michaud As a Funeral Director and a Mom, I Want My Kids To Learn To Grieve
The rhythm of childhood for my children has always moved to a different tempo. While other kids grew up to…
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By Megan Kewaza The Weight She Carries: The Silent Strength of a Working Mom
Before the sun rises, she is already moving. The house is still, the world asleep, yet her hands are already…
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By Rebecca Giantonio Moran In a Mom’s World, the Math Doesn’t Add Up
I peek over my son’s shoulder as he does his math homework at the kitchen table, observing the way he…
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By Laura Massimini Motherhood Will always be My Anchor, But It’s Not My Ceiling
My kids are growing up. And so am I. The difference? They’re allowed to change without explanation, but when Mom…
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By Jeanie There’s an Invisible Weight Working Moms Carry
I’m an attorney, a wife to an incredibly ambitious man who worked his way up from assistant to manager in…
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By Charvi Agarwal Dear Daughter, From Your Working Mom
My dear baby girl, As I sit writing this at 11 p.m. on Thursday, you are fast asleep in your…
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Two Mothers Diverged In a Fancy Restaurant (and Both Were Happy)
Larissa knew I was pregnant. After the thrill of this news wore off, she wanted the meaty, juicy details I’d…
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By Her View From Home I Hope She Knows I Did All This for Her
“Yay, Mommy is done with homework! Can you play with me now?” My heart sank, and I felt a sharp…
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By Caitlin Van Hefty Dear Teacher Mom Trying to Balance It All
To the teacher mama, I see you. I see you trying to balance it all—a stack of graded papers in…
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By Carley Whitlow To the Mom Who Left Her College Degree Behind
To all the moms out there who went to college and have a degree but made the choice to stay…
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By Brianna Baranowski Starting Over in Your Career? You’ve Got This.
I don’t regret a single step that led me further from my career and closer to my family. Did I…
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What I Hope My Kids Learn by Watching Their Working Mom
When I was growing up, I watched my mom work. She was an elementary school teacher. I saw how hard she…
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