Motherhood Is Different Now Than It Was For Her All Those Years Ago.
Motherhood is different now than it was for her all those years ago. She didn’t have to filter her words or feel like she had...
Read morePhoto Of Boys Halting Play To Honor Flag Goes Viral & The Story Behind It Is So Sweet.
Chances are good that at some point or another in your life you've passed by a building as they were raising or lowering the American...
Read moreMoms, You’ll Make It Through The Purple Haze Of New Motherhood.
You go into pregnancy believing that you will see your early days of being a mama with only rose-colored glasses. You are quick to learn...
Read moreThe Magical Gift I Never Expected My Children Would Give Me: Inspiration.
He looks across the pool to me, sitting in a plastic chair giving him a big grin and a thumbs up. My 4-year-old had just...
Read moreI Couldn’t Be More Proud Of My Independent Son (Who Happens To Have Down Syndrome).
My son Alex wants to be independent; to live on his own, maybe with a spouse. As such, our goal has been to prepare for...
Read moreWhen It Comes To Loss, A Mother’s Love Cannot Be Measured In Weeks.
When women discover that I lost a baby during the 20th week of pregnancy, they often open up to me about their own loss but reduce...
Read moreDear Middle Child, I’m Sorry I Am The Hardest On You.
I catch a glimpse of you in the corner of my eye as you sit at your desk and entertain yourself doing whatever it is...
Read moreSometimes I Feel Like A Bad Mom.
Sometimes I feel like a bad mom… When my daughter comes home from daycare and her hair has been redone into a perfect ponytail that...
Read moreBoy With Cerebral Palsy Lights Up Playing Soccer Thanks To Dad’s Special Invention.
Most parents will do just about anything to help their kids. Father Vito Parry of Portugal made a big splash online when he uploaded a...
Read moreThis Is For The Dads Who Show Up.
This is for the dads who show up. This is for the dads who feel helpless and scared as they watch their babies enter the...
Read moreMom Embarrassed When Baby Climbs Into Stranger’s Lap, But His Response Amazes Her.
Parents, how many times have you wished for an extra set of hands when your little ones get cranky? About a zillion, right? One pregnant...
Read moreDear Special Needs Parents, I Want You To Know That I See You.
Dear Special Needs Parent, I want you to know that I see you. I see you running your child to therapy when your friends are running...
Read moreI Was Lost In The Laundry For Years — How I Found Myself On The Way Out.
The other morning I was watching a news program during my morning 15 minutes of silence (if you mamas out there don’t practice this habit,...
Read moreDad Uses Son To Clean Snow Off Car & Their Home Video Has Everyone Cracking Up.
When you live in a cold state like Ohio, you learn how to grin and bear it when it comes to cleaning up after snowstorms....
Read more12 Things I Want My Son To Know Before He Turns 12.
To my oldest son: You turn 12 years old in 4 days. This is a milestone year for you. You will soon be done with...
Read moreTo The “Flawless Moms” — I Don’t Envy You & Here’s Why.
You know that moment when you find yourself standing in line at the grocery store next to the ‘Put-Together Woman’? Come on girls, you know...
Read moreI Don’t Regret Sending My Son To School At 4 Years Old & Here’s Why.
I was an anxious newly minted mom of a school-age child, one year ago, and like most parents preparing their kid for kindergarten, I worried...
Read moreI’m Not Sad My Kids Are Growing Up Because I’m Raising Diamonds.
Almost daily I stop and ask myself the same question, “Is it just me?” and I promptly reassure myself and answer, “Of course not, dear....
Read moreWhy My Son Will Always Be Allowed To Sleep In Our Bed.
I quit sleep training before I even started and that’s ok. I’m sure, not unlike many new mothers, I was totally unprepared for motherhood. I...
Read moreOur Kids Won’t Remember All That We’ve Done For Them — But That’s Not What Matters.
They won’t remember so much of what I’ve done for them in these early years. They won’t remember the nights of lost sleep, the second-guessing...
Read moreSuper Bowl Player Forgoes Interviews To Roll Around On Field With His Tiny Sons.
At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what we do for work. What matters is the people we come home to. Fans of...
Read moreWhy I Choose To Put My Kids In Daycare (Even Though I Don’t Have To).
Can we talk about something controversial for a second? No, not politics. I’m talking about an issue that for sure crosses any and all party lines: childcare. Kendra BarnesThe fact...
Read moreWhy I’ll Bleed For My Kids, Today & Every Day.
I got in a fight this morning. Don’t worry, I won. Did you expect any less? I’m a mom and we don’t lose. Okay, okay. Sometimes...
Read moreTo The Woman At Starbucks Who Spanks Her Kid, What I Want You To Know.
To the woman at Starbucks who just threatened to spank her kid, I judged you. Scratch that. I am judging you. Yea — that judgment...
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