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  • The Bad Wife

    Holly Collingwood January 31, 2023 essays

    Every kid has a favorite shirt. Most outgrow them. But not my husband.

    husband, wife, parenting, shirt, husbands, joke, laundry

    Dear Monkey Bars

    Holly Collingwood May 11, 2021 essays

    By Holly Collingwood. Playgrounds are so fun, until my kids discover you.

    playground, monkey bars, motherhood, parenting, frustration, school

    This is Why I Believe in God

    Holly Collingwood April 16, 2021 essays

    By Holly Collingwood. Sometimes when I stare at the vast night sky, I wonder if one Being could be responsible for everything?

    faith, god, religion, miscarriage, pregnancy, motherhood, parenting

    Always Read the Fine Print

    Holly Collingwood November 3, 2020 because i said so

    By Holly Collingwood. This is the part of motherhood I didn’t sign up for.

    motherhood, parenting, behavior, gross, pee, diarrhea

    All Night Long

    Holly Collingwood October 7, 2019 Baby

    Mom realizes she is not the only woman awake in the middle of the night caring for a child.

    nursing, infant, alone, identity, isolation, exhaustion, sleep, breast feeding, parenting, motherhood

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