Being a Dog Mom Helped Me be a Better Person Mom
In March of 2017, my husband and I adopted a 10 year-old foxhound that was retiring from a…
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Ages + Stages | Emotions | Mom
The Gold Ring
Recently, I completed a difficult summer-long work assignment in California, where I served as a Teaching Counselor for…
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Ages + Stages | Emotions | Mom
Motherhood Gives Me Purpose:: How I Fight Depression Daily
As we transition into a New Year, these first months can be a time of fresh beginnings or…
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Ages + Stages | Emotions | Mom
This Phase of Sweetness
When my children were 1 and 2.5, I wondered what life would be like when both kids didn’t…
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I Call Them “Mom” and “Dad”: An Adoptee”s Perspective
It’s springtime in western Pennsylvania, 1981. Two people who love each other very much had been trying to…
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World Prematurity Day
On this day, where we bring awareness to premature births, I find myself full of differing emotions….
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Ages + Stages | Emotions | Mom
Dear Depression,
Hello, Darkness. I can’t pinpoint exactly when you showed up, but I can sense your presence. My close…
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The Surprising Way My Body Changed After Having a Baby
Pregnancy changes your body. We all know this. But until you’re postpartum, you don’t know which of those…
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Ages + Stages | Emotions | Mom
It’s Not My Season
Parenthood brings forth a lot of growth and self-awareness. Actually, parenthood can make you feel nothing like yourself,…
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Ages + Stages | Emotions | Mom
Lessons My Children Have Taught Me
When we bring children into this world, our job is to teach, nurture, guide and love them. I’ve…
