I’ll always love you. That’s what moms should know.
The Ex Factor
By Bethany Thies. I have an ex-husband and sometimes, I wonder what he's up to.
Life is Always Messy: Say Yes Anyway
By Kristen Welch. I looked at my mess—the imperfections and the disqualifiers—and I said yes to a big dream anyway.
My Grandma’s Rules for Happiness
My grandma was a mere 59-years-old when my grandpa unexpectedly died of a brain aneurysm. He had a clean bill of health on a Monday; dead on a Tuesday. She wrote her “Rules for Happiness” in 1978. To herself. She never shared them.
A Love Letter to my Mother-in-Law
You've given me your son. He is of course both of ours, for better or worse and I still call dibs on you should we ever get a divorce but when we got married, you handed him to me with grace. You handed him to me with hope. He will always be one of the best people I will ever meet in this world and that is to your credit.
10 Things I’ve Taught My Sons with My Daughter-In-Laws in Mind
By Vicky Willenberg. I have made a conscious effort to keep you ladies in mind as I've raised my boys.
I Wish I Could Say Getting An IUD In The Waning Days Of Obama Was An Act Of Resistance. It Wasn’t.
It seemed fitting that I close up shop, reproductively speaking, in the days before Donald Trump’s inauguration.
This is Love
By Melissa Bangs. The agony of missing my daughter was accompanied by the shame of abandoning her.
The First Time My Husband Died
Over the years, I've taken a keen interest in the response to death in our country. We don't like it. It makes us uncomfortable. Someplace deep inside, we believe if we're smart enough, fast enough, clever enough, it won't happen to us.
Finding Julian
By Andrew Cotto. I told her I’d lost my son. She reported a missing child into her headset.