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Motherhood is holding on, and then one day letting go

It’s holding on. To firsts and lasts, to moments of magic in the mundane, and to an ache of loving so deeply.

Updated Sep. 07, 2022

My daughters are no longer babies but I can’t let go of *all* of their baby stuff

How could a mother part with the hospital newborn cap—the one that, if you squeeze your eyes shut and sniff really deeply, still smells a little like fresh baby?

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

True life: My home used to be overrun with toys

Here's what I learned (and now do) to keep us from getting back to that place of too many toys.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Going back to work from maternity leave was so hard, I put it off

I was pretty sure my son would be okay, but I was a whole lot less sure that I would.

Updated Apr. 25, 2018

We’re all good parents

Even if our mom guilt tells us otherwise.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

I finally learned to let go of my mom guilt once my second child came along

I’m learning and growing just as much as my kids are. 

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Letting go of high expectations helped me become a happier mama

Despite what I have gained as a mother, what I let go of in my journey into motherhood is what’s most important.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Your independent child is evidence of a healthy parental attachment 

When children can take us for granted, they can leap into new surroundings of their own making.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

I’m the world’s okay-est mom

Because perfect parents don’t exist. 

Updated Oct. 12, 2021

To the mom having an off day—there’s no such thing as perfect

Here's how to "let yourself be" without feeling like a failure.

Updated Oct. 12, 2021
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