By Liz Lalama of Salad at Midnight I’m just going to say it. I have depression. I’m pretty open about it, and I freely tell my friends and family. Much of the time, they don’t know how to respond. I know it’s hard to know what to say. All the “what not […]
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How to Listen to Your Childhood Dreamer
Do you remember what age you were first asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Did you fantasize about being an astronaut, a superhero, a nurse? Did you have a favorite sport to play, instrument to practice, story to read, or dream to lose yourself in […]
I Gave Birth To A Miracle Child
By Darla Halyk of New World Mom At 5 1/2 weeks pregnant, I had a miscarriage. Actually, I didn’t know I was pregnant until having the miscarriage. It was a substantial period — and I was trying to get pregnant again and wanted to make sure all was okay with my […]
A Letter To The Woman Struggling With Her Eating Disorder
By Samantha Wassel of Between The Monkey Bars To the woman struggling, the woman caught in the death grip of her eating disorder: I see you. I know you’re trying to hide — to disappear — but I see you. I see you because I was you. *** Do you […]
Shadows of You: What Remains After Suicide
By Anna Rosenblum Palmer of Annarosenblumpalmer.com I haven’t thought of him in years. Maybe decades. He used to be my constant internal companion. When my parents took me to China, now a story of adventure, then a time of aching loneliness, he was with me every day. I remember the […]
What You Should Know About Boys Who Don’t Like to Wear Pants
By Jennifer Gregory of The Runaway Mama I absolutely love reading news articles about boys who don’t like to wear pants. The images that accompany these stories of smiling tweens in athletic shorts and hoodies standing in front of snow banks in frigid cities like Buffalo, NY or Pittsburgh, PA […]
A Tribute To NICU Nurses (And My Heroes)
By Rebecca Beck of Orthodox Sunflower I remember that day as if it were yesterday. The day I was told I was carrying twins after an exhausting few years of infertility. My excitement was indescribable. Not one, but two babies to love, hold and cherish? My head was spinning with […]
Sarcastic Reasons Not to Vaccinate Your Children
I’m pro-vaccination. I feel like it’s important to get that out of the way from the get-go. I believe in science and in the expertise of medical professionals who dedicate their lives to researching and implementing best practices when it comes to saving children from preventable diseases. I also believe there […]