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  • Stay at Home Parent

    Filling the Void

    Angie Frederickson July 6, 2023 Stay at Home Parent

     I can volunteer with the best of them and I devoted every last shred of my time and energy, because it was for the kids.

    volunteer, stay-at-home, motherhood, parenting, pta, time

    It’s Been That Kind of Day

    Erin Britt June 13, 2023 Stay at Home Parent

    It’s been the kind of day that we’ll forget eventually, as time fades the bad and highlights the good.

    days, parenting, motherhood, bad, good, memory, forgiveness

    What Love Really Looks Like

    Vicky Willenberg May 27, 2023 Stay at Home Parent

    I didn't need to be reminded that while the days drag, the years fly. I didn't need to be told that one day I will long for the tasks that once seemed so difficult and exhausting.

    responsibilities, advice, motherhood, parenting, shopping

    An Apology to All Stay-At-Home Moms

    Mike Cavender February 7, 2023 Stay at Home Parent

     I sincerely apologize to any and every woman I’ve ever said anything negative about, or joked about in regards to being a stay at home mom. It’s not easy. In fact it’s the hardest job I’ve ever had. 

    identity, stay at home dad, stay at home mom, breadwinner, motherhood, parenting, chores, apology

    Alone in a Room Full of Mothers

    Justine Solot January 14, 2023 Stay at Home Parent

    After the birth of my daughter, I didn’t want to return to my old job. I wanted to give that energy to my family instead. I dedicated myself to them. One year became two, then my second daughter was born. 

    motherhood, parenting, work, life, balance, attorney, judgement

    Making it Work Without Working

    Jeffrey Dotts September 16, 2022 Stay at Home Parent

    After three years as a stay-at-home-dad, I started to get an itch. It was the kind of itch that I couldn’t really reach.

    stay-at-home-dad, parental roles, motherhood, parenting, career, choices, daughters

    Confessions of a House Husband

    Elroy Davis August 7, 2022 Stay at Home Parent

    A few months ago I lost my job. It was a pretty typical office-type job. I’d been there almost 19 years, and though I’d held many positions within the company during that time, each day was pretty much the same.

    domestic, roles, house, fatherhood, parenting, identity, stay at home dad

    A Live More/Love More Summer: Getting Back to What Matters Most

    Rachel Macy Stafford March 29, 2022 Stay at Home Parent

    By Rachel Macy Stafford. Just because summer is here doesn’t mean life’s demands and daily stressors magically disappear.

    distraction, digital, motherhood, parenting, summer

    My Mother’s Day Wish

    Erin Britt November 20, 2021 Stay at Home Parent

    By Sarah Cottrell. Mother’s Day is Sunday and in the recesses of my mind I am already wishing for the decadence of expressed appreciation from my small brood.

    mother's day, motherhood, reality, cleaning, washing, identity, parenthood, recognition, postpartum

    Saying It Out Loud

    Meredith Ethington July 15, 2021 Stay at Home Parent

    By Meredith Ethington. Somtimes I feel like I'm suffocating.

    identity, time, role, motherhood, parenting, suffocating, expectations
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