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It’s Hard To Be a Working Mom and a Good Friend

Believe me when I say this, I know I am being a bad friend. Please don’t take it personally, I know I’m missing the important dates and…

Next autumn, all three of my babies will be in school—all day, every day. Mindless people ask, “What will you do with all of your time?” I…

I was frantically scribbling away on the classic pro/con list, desperate and frustrated as each column found a way to even out the other side when…

When I became a single mom, I dove headfirst into being both mom and dad to my kids while learning to do everything in the house I wasn’t…

Dear mom on the Zoom call, I see you. And not just in the “I see you because I am you” kind of way. I see you in the very real see you right…

Dear stay-at-home moms, After one week of isolation, I wanted to tell you that you are the real MVPs of motherhood. I know I will probably get some…

Being a nurse and mama is hard work. Heck, being a mom is hard work. Shoutout to the SAHMs who are rockin’ it daily (you truly are superstars). For…

I wake up at 6:45 a.m., not so eager to start another 12-hour shift. My 18-month-old daughter lies sleeping beside me. How a little body occupies…

Please stop judging me for leaving the office at exactly 5 p.m., but my kids are waiting to be picked up from the sitter. I know I’m missing this…

“I just wish you could stay home like I did,” my mom said while I was on a short maternity leave. And she wasn’t wishing alone. I wished I…