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Your Life
Savoring the moment: Baby's firsts
What new mother doesn't anxiously wait for her newborn to reach the next milestone? The first smile, the first tooth, the first... -
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Taking care of her own
When she loses her nine-week-old baby to SIDS, Michele Cozart faces the hardest days of her mothering life: "This is not what I had... -
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The butterfly healing
A mom and her two young daughters care for an injured butterfly, and learn an important lesson about enjoying life. -
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How children change the couple
Children change us, as a individuals and as a couple. In this touching essay, author Julie Forbes beautifully illustrates the... -
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Afterbirth - Poet Monica Smith on the empty nest syndrome
Poet Monica Smith shares feelings she experienced watching her children grow up. Regarding her poetry, she explains, "I write what I... -
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The family historian
A mother's passion for photography reveals her commitment and love for her family. Read this touching essay about how one woman... -
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The golden princess
From terrible twos to the grownup days of a three-year-old, one mother gets caught under the spell of her very own Golden Princess. -
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The red crayon, blue squeezable butter and the Pocahontas comb
When we become moms, our identity changes. We are no longer known by our first names -- but usually we are called that precious name... -
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The son always rises
Children keep us on our toes, and many times cause a great deal of frustration. Carolyn Dekat reminds us how their spirit can... -
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What are you thankful for?
A screaming child interrupted Thanksgiving preparations, and put the feast on hold. The incident gave new meaning to the family a... -
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You protected me from the sadness: How a mother helped her children understand the 9-11 tragedies
Writer Allison Salerno shares the harrowing details of the day her husband had a brush with death on Sept. 11, 2001, barely escaping... -
In My Humble Opinion
Pass down some holiday traditions
Do you have a holiday tradition in your family to pass down to your children? Writer Linda Sharp, author of Stretchmarks on My... -
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Holiday sanity savers
Feeling stressed just thinking about all the things that you need to accomplish over the next few weeks? You're certainly in good... -
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All I want for Christmas - Parents, you may be surprised
Kids think the holidays are about presents, presents and more presents, right? Chances are, most kids really want more than toys... -
Laugh Out Loud
Letter to Mattel from the looney bin
Christmas morning and birthdays with kids -- been there, done that, hate those stinkin' toys stuck in the package! Linda Sharp,... -
Laugh Out Loud
Mommy always comes last, until pain is involved, that is
Do you walk around with hole-y underwear and wait until the last possible moment to take care of your own needs? Sounds like a mom!... -
In My Humble Opinion
In my humble opinion - When good moms go bawd traveling the hard road from potty mouth to prissy mouth
There are times when only a cuss word seems right. But how do you handle your mouth and your emotions when your kids are within ear... -
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Guarding the moon - A mother's first year
Francesca Lia Block, author of Guarding the Moon: A Mother's First Year , shares this meditation on the anxieties and elations of...