Motherly Stories

Motherhood changes us. Celebrate the ups and downs with these honest, insightful essays about becoming—and being—a mom.

Community & Friendship

To the moms who keep it real, thank you

Community & Friendship

A love letter to my best friend: Do you know how amazing you are?

Child

My child: I hope you keep your innocence as long as you can

Marriage & Partnerships

Dear husband: I am all in, forever

Baby

To my baby—Being your mother will be my greatest privilege

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A letter to my daughter, when someone breaks your heart

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Mama, it doesn’t get better than this

Pregnancy

Nobody warned me that I’d love being pregnant

News

I learned what kind of mother I am during the false nuclear alert in Hawaii

Community & Friendship

Motherhood helped me learn who my real friends are

Infertility

I was told I could never have kids – but then I got pregnant

Relationships

To the person who falls in love with my son

Women's Health

Here’s why becoming a mother for the first time is so physically intense

Community & Friendship

There’s no one else like my childhood best friend

Parenting

To the mama who’s done having babies

Grandparents & Extended Families

Mom, I’ve missed you every day since moving away

Marriage & Partnerships

Our marriage is great because we work hard at it

Christmas

We took Christmas morning and reserved it just for us

Motherly Stories

I want to raise my kids to love giving as much as receiving

Christmas

Dear mama—I know being the spirit of Christmas is exhausting

Real Feeding Stories from Real Mamas

Please don’t ask me if I’m breastfeeding

Third Trimester

I can’t wait to meet you, baby, but I also want to keep you safe inside

Real Feeding Stories from Real Mamas

I wasn’t able to breastfeed—and I’m still a good mom

Parenting

To the mama with the weight of the world on her shoulders

Real Sleep Stories from Real Mamas

Watching you sleep is the exact way I needed to end this tough day

Marriage & Partnerships

Marry the man who will be the best father to your children

Children's Health

We can’t protect our kids from their emotions—in fact, we shouldn’t

Community & Friendship

To the new mother who desperately misses her friends

Real Feeding Stories from Real Mamas

How I Feed My Twins

Real Feeding Stories from Real Mamas

I never expected to breastfeed my toddler—but I love it

Motherly Stories

A letter to the woman I was before kids

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Dear husband, even on the toughest days—this is exactly where I want to be