Exhausted, judged, and juggling it all: One mom shares the brutal, hilarious, and heart-tugging reality of modern motherhood.
“Everyone tells moms the same thing: Get plenty of sleep. Rest when the baby rests. This is so important. Wake ...
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I slept on my teen daughter’s bedroom floor last night not to fix her problems, but to remind her she’s never truly alone.
I slept on my teenage daughter’s bedroom floor last night. It wasn’t a slumber party. It was the only thing ...
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Having a baby won’t fix your relationship but it will test every ounce of love, patience, and laughter you’ve got. Here’s how couples survive the hardest months.
Having a baby won’t magically fix your relationship. Oh no—it will test you in ways you never imagined. Spend time ...
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He Prayed Every Night to “Not Be Gay” in the Deep South Years Later, He’s a Proud Dad Speaking Out as LGBTQ Youth Face Alarming Suicide Rates
Twenty years ago, when I first came out, it was unbearably hard. I grew up in the Deep South, where ...
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A House Fire Nearly Took Everything, But Losing It All Taught This Family How to Truly Live Tiny, Off-Grid, and Debt-Free.
My husband and I sold the whole American dream—the big house, the mortgage, the perfectly manicured life—to buy 10 acres ...
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She Hugged Me Through Heartbreak and Laughed Through My Mistakes My Nana’s 97 Years of Love and Wisdom
Almost thirteen years ago, I started dating Matt, my future husband, and one of the first things I learned was ...
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I Never Held You, Yet I Loved You Fiercely: A Mother’s Heartbreak After Losing Her Baby Too Soon
Dear Baby I Never Met, I never got to see your face, yet I’ve imagined it more times than I ...
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I Grew Up in Mormonism, Shamed for My Sexuality, and Lost My First Love This Is How I Finally Reclaimed My Self-Worth.
I was born and raised Mormon, growing up in Utah, the heart of Mormonism. It was a unique environment, filled ...
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From Young Love to Widowhood: How One Mom Turned Tragedy into a Growing, Blended Family Full of Love and Hope
My family’s story began shortly after I graduated high school. I missed graduation day, thinking it was the flu, only ...
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Giving all you’ve got and still feeling it’s not enough a raw, honest look at love, marriage, and the courage to say: we are enough.
To the men pouring everything you have into your wives and your marriages—just know this: sometimes, it’s still not enough. ...
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