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    Better

    Kathy Glow October 13, 2020 essays

    By Kathy Glow. Some of what motherhood is to me I chose for myself. I chose to have lots of babies in rapid succession. It’s what I wanted. I even secretly prayed for twins.

    juggling, cancer, busy, strength, son, loss, death, coping, motherhood, parenting

    Douse with Love

    Shenna Fitzgerald October 8, 2020 essays

    By Shenna Fitzgerald. Our son loves this story, and his questions about adoption have been fairly easy to field. That is, until an innocuous conversation about genetics and blood relations came up with another child.

    adoption, birth mother, parenting, motherhood, genetics, son

    Primed

    Kate Hopper October 7, 2020 essays

    By Kate Hopper. Dr. Lanning says something else, but I don’t understand. I turn to her. Her lips are moving, but no sound is coming out. Finally I say, “What does this mean?” It’s a question I’ve asked myself a dozen times since Stella was born, but this is the first time I’ve said it out loud, to a doctor.

    pre-mature baby, nicu, hospital, motherhood, doctors, parenting, daughter, preemie, fear

    Less Physical, More Mental

    Rachel Turiel October 6, 2020 essays

    By Rachel Turiel. Col was heartbroken and mad, and I was called out of my domestic smugness to mediate, to furnish the right words – the ones that would invoke instant empathy and resolution – the ones that I wish were always on the tip of my tongue, but instead, seem to be floating around the next zip-code.

    discipline, growth, development, playground, parenting, motherhood, attitude, fairness

    The Undergraduate

    Jennifer Savage October 4, 2020 essays

    By Jennifer Savage. I watched Lucille struggle this week with being left out. The girl/girl business starts early, friends. I stepped in and held her as she cried. A little while later she got stung by a bee and started howling. Four other children came over to check on her and give her a hug.

    undergraduates, college, students, motherhood, kindness, inclusion, parenting, school

    A High Bar

    Robin Farr October 3, 2020 essays

    By Robin Farr. I didn’t know I was a perfectionist until I became a mom. But it’s been in me all along. I think it’s an innate thing rather than something that was cultivated in me.

    perfection, motherhood, post partum depression, parenting

    Ten Years

    Eden Atwood September 30, 2020 essays

    By Eden Atwood. In the loneliness of my own childhood, I dreamt about what becoming a mother would be like. How I would do things differently. How I would love you and how we would laugh together. All the wrongs would be made right and life would be healed and I would feel complete.

    adoption, fear, strength, choices, special needs, eden atwood, mamalode, mothering, parenthood, birthday

    Be Water

    Heather Thuesen September 29, 2020 essays

    By Heather Thuesen. It took me two nights and nearly three days to get home to my son because of the closed roads.

    flood, colorado, motherhood, storm, separate, fear, parenting, son, mother

    Happy Camper

    Jennifer Savage September 26, 2020 essays

    My children attend a lovely school which requires that we attend camp each fall. While intellectually I see the point of such an experience, as one mother so eloquently put …

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    anxiety, family camp, summer, school, camping, teachers, experience, adventure, motherhood, parenting

    Samurai’s Visual Journal

    Bea Davies September 22, 2020 essays

    Samurai's visual journal is a blog where Bea Davies posts hand-drawn snapshots of her life-changing experience of motherhood.

    illustrations, journal, motherhood, parenting, pregnancy, breastfeeding
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