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What About Me ?
What About Me ?
Motherhood will either rebuild you or break you
Myasquillace
Jun 21
My First Foster Care Placement Taught Me Everything I Didn’t Know
My First Foster Care Placement Taught Me Everything I Didn’t Know
She needed healing. I needed more training. Neither of us had enough.
Grace Uncaged
Jun 21
The Lie of the Perfect Mom: Why We Need to Talk Honestly
The Lie of the Perfect Mom: Why We Need to Talk Honestly
Not a Manifesto, Just a Confession
María in Bloom
Jun 21
All Mom Chats End with 😘
All Mom Chats End with 😘
A Study In Teen Communication with Mom vs Dad
John Goddard
Jun 21
“The Best Thing You Ever Did for Me”
“The Best Thing You Ever Did for Me”
Unsolicited Feedback from My Graduating Daughter
Robin Sholl
Jun 20
My Son Had an F. I Didn’t Ask the Teacher to Change It
My Son Had an F. I Didn’t Ask the Teacher to Change It
Letting go to let him learn
Caroline B. Poser
Jun 20
My Son Is Turning 10 — and I Can Feel Puberty Breathing at the Door
My Son Is Turning 10 — and I Can Feel Puberty Breathing at the Door
Understanding Emotional Shifts Before the Hormones Fully Arrive
Vandana Rohilla
Jun 20
My Carefully Curated Family
My Carefully Curated Family
Not chosen, evolved to be friends despite our relationship
Catherine Oceano
Jun 19
Instilling Analog Values in Digital Kids
Instilling Analog Values in Digital Kids
Walking the line between opportunity and emotional overload
Lesley Mac
Jun 19
How We Can Stop Raising the Loneliest Generation
How We Can Stop Raising the Loneliest Generation
My parenting will not punish connection or pathologize nature
Abby Paradis
Jun 19
The Day My Daughter Slapped Me
The Day My Daughter Slapped Me
A story of a massive meltdown and the repair that followed
Lizzy Dieng
Jun 19
Why I’ll Never Call My Kids My “Broke Best Friends”
Why I’ll Never Call My Kids My “Broke Best Friends”
Simple ways to build financial security for your kids — starting from day one
Off Script Mama
Jun 18
I Was Taunted by an 8-Year-Old Over a Happy Meal
I Was Taunted by an 8-Year-Old Over a Happy Meal
What was supposed to be a happy meal was filled with unhappiness
Hollie Harris
Jun 18
Sometimes We Need to Let Our Children Learn From Their Own Mistakes
Sometimes We Need to Let Our Children Learn From Their Own Mistakes
But as a parent, watching them suffer can make you feel like a failure
Kim Fedyk
Jun 18
Becoming a Mother Made Me Miss My Own Mom All Over Again
Becoming a Mother Made Me Miss My Own Mom All Over Again
When I became a mother, my mom was with me — now I just wish she still was
Chai MV
Jun 18
My Daughter Isn’t Broken
My Daughter Isn’t Broken
Letting go of my fear and learning to see her clearly
Kelly Gawitt
Jun 17
My Daughter’s Childhood is Half Over
My Daughter’s Childhood is Half Over
How your focus changes when you put life into perspective
Jacquelyn Luby
Jun 17
How To Stage a Miscarriage
How To Stage a Miscarriage
Sometimes the body already knows the Way
Becky Piatt Davidson
Jun 17
A Story of a Child’s Question and a Parent’s Dream
A Story of a Child’s Question and a Parent’s Dream
It involves an adventurous lifestyle and an old bra
Lorena Kreuger
Jun 17
Family Travel Is Different When Your Kid Starts Talking
Family Travel Is Different When Your Kid Starts Talking
“Hallo, loom chervice?”
Radha Mishra | Journalist | Writer
Jun 16
The Day I Learned My Father Died: Surfing a Tsunami of Emotion
The Day I Learned My Father Died: Surfing a Tsunami of Emotion
A personal reminder about the power of the love of a father
Clifford Jones
Jun 14
How I’m Keeping Creativity Alive as a Full-Time Working Mom
How I’m Keeping Creativity Alive as a Full-Time Working Mom
The small wins truly do matter in life, motherhood aside
Lindsey Carson
Jun 14
What Fathers Who’ve Been There and Done That Want for Father’s Day
What Fathers Who’ve Been There and Done That Want for Father’s Day
Not a Comprehensive List
John Goddard
Jun 14
Is It Worth It?
Is It Worth It?
Doubts of a full-time dad
Gregor Pascal
Jun 13
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