essays

I don’t feel like ‘me’ right now, but please love me anyway

I long to reconnect with you again. I long to put that stellar dress and heels back on. But I feel like leaky breasts are probably the least sexy thing, right?

This dad’s post on supporting moms has gone viral and we couldn’t agree with him more

Yes!

I can’t do it all as a SAHM—and that’s OK

Am I going to eat, shower, or sleep in the 20 minutes I have of overlapping nap times?

You’re my child forever, but only my baby for a year

I could probably switch the wash over to the dryer and get those towels that have been sitting in there folded and put away. But as I watched your chest gently rise and fall, I realized something.

Darling, thank you for seeing me as a human, too, not just a mom

All the little things that you do for me, for us.

Taking care of a toddler is so much harder than a newborn

Do you agree or disagree, mama?

Not judging each other as mothers isn’t enough—here’s what else we need to do

The anti-mom-judgment movement is well underway; people are acknowledging how judgmental we…

Kathleen on believing her scary thoughts were normal

"Talking can lead to help which can lead to life changing treatments."

To the family whose child has cancer, you are the bravest people I know

I want you to know that I see you. All of you.

Brittney on postpartum anxiety and separating from her husband

"I am strong for myself and I want my kids to know you can always get help."

To the stranger who told me ‘it goes by so fast,’ I hear what you’re really saying

My oldest child is only 3 years old, but I find myself wanting to blurt these words to other mothers every day. You are seeing me in the same rearview mirror I sometimes look through. Even with so much still ahead of me, I get caught looking backward.

Thank you to the grandparents who are *always* there for us

Thank you for getting it.

What I didn’t understand about being a working mom before I was one

I saw working moms come in flustered at 8 a.m. and didn't realize the battles they'd already fought that day.

My back-to-school morning routine revamp starts this September

And how I'm going to make it happen.

Mom, you were (and are) the most magnificent mom I could have asked for

Thank you for always being there in my life and always looking out for me.

I learned that fed is best when I couldn’t breastfeed my son

I got to the point where I just said without emotion "tried it" whenever someone gave me advice to increase my supply.

Barbra on feeling robbed and depressed after needing a C-section

"New moms are at once the strongest people you will ever meet and the weakest. They are at once warriors and defeated soldiers."

Dear second baby: I see you, I hear you and I love you, too

As the second-born, you get the privilege of not being the "guinea pig."

To my struggling friend—I am here for you

We have all been undone. We can hold space for them because we get it.

Your first day of school is a first for me, too

I've been acting fine with it this whole time, but to be honest, it tugs at my heart knowing how fleeting your youth is.