Am I Doing Enough as Your Mother, Sweet Child?
I’ve got my eyes on you. And, do you know where they are looking? Right into your eyes and right into the world of wonder that lives behind…
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Fighting For My Daughter Against My Anxiety
I rarely put my daughter to bed. My husband doesn’t mind, he says. He enjoys getting the final snuggles before he softly lays her down, cozied in…
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To The Woman Whose Husband Won’t Go to Church Anymore
This one has its own special kind of sting. We’re told to expect changes as our marriages grow in years. We can’t expect to be the same person we…
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My Husband Has Three Wives
I have anxiety and, because of it, my husband has three wives—and they’re all me. This is not a joke nor a play on words. Mental illness and…
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To the Mom Left Worrying While Everyone Else is Asleep
Hey there, tired mama, I see you lying awake in bed without a prayer of going to sleep anytime soon. The clock passed midnight hours ago, each…
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Hey Young Moms, Here’s the Scary Truth About the Sleep You’re Not Getting
I recently read a blog post by a woman with four children who swears she gets nine hours of sleep every night, no matter what. I thought, “Who is…
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Third Baby in and Still Clueless
It seems that after having three babies and being a parent for five years, there are so many things about having a baby I just can’t quite figure…
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The Moment I Thought My Girl Was Gone
Terror. Pure, unadulterated terror at the thought of the direction life might be taking. There is no other way to describe how a parent feels when…
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Peanut Butter In My Throat
Back when I was in grad school, I’d get this weird feeling whenever I was under a considerable amount of stress. It felt like I’d…
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I Am a Recovering Worryaholic.
I am a self-admitted recovering worryaholic. I use the word ‘recovering’ because I’ve turned a corner in the way that I…
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