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Daughter Texts Mom “I’ll Be Home Soon” from Burger King Bathroom—20 Minutes Later, Her Worst Nightmare Comes True

"She's my only daughter, my best friend. She was supposed to start her new job today, now she's on life support.”

To the Stranger Who Gave My 3-Year-Old a Bracelet in the McDonald’s Bathroom

"You heard me tell her we had a long drive home and she needed to use the potty. You heard her tell me she was scared the toilet would flush while she was sitting on it."

Daughter’s “Pootergirl” Costume for Picture Day Goes Viral After She Rejects Dad’s Outfit Choices

"She walked up, looked over each of her choices, turned and said ‘POOTERGIRL!’ and well…I couldn’t argue with that answer...”

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Daughter Texts Mom “I’ll Be Home Soon” from Burger King Bathroom—20 Minutes Later, Her Worst Nightmare Comes True

"She's my only daughter, my best friend. She was supposed to start her new job today, now she's on life support.”

1st Grader Picks Out Green Dress for Picture Day—The Results Leave Mom Cry-Laughing

“This is the story of a little girl’s love of a green dress, a mother who tries to instill independence, and how those two things came together in the most epic and brilliant combination possible."

Photo of Dad & Grandpa Just Watching Toddler Throw Tantrum in Whole Foods Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons

"This post is about one thing and one thing only. Being comfortable in the uncomfortable."

“I’m Glad It’s You & Not Me”: Mom Having Twins Drops a Truth Bomb on Her Discouragers With Powerful Post

I wish I could go back in time and tell that woman who was so worried and scared, “Mama, it’s going to be okay.”

‘To My 2020 Baby, You Are Not Cursed. You Are the Brightest Spot of This Difficult Year’

"That 2020 has sucked is not your fault nor is it your burden. You are not cursed or bad luck or in any way a problem because you were born this year."

Mom in Church Reveals Why Her Baby Never Cries—And It’s Totally Heartbreaking

"He sat nuzzled peacefully against her, not a peep out of him, even as my baby screamed at the top of his lungs."

1 in 4 Pregnant Women Carry the Infection That Killed Her Baby—Now She’s Warning Moms Everywhere

"The doctors should have listened when I told them that I had tested positive. I was relying on them. They told me, ‘You shouldn’t be worried, this is a normal virus, babies get them, this is her immune system getting stronger.’“

“No One Saw You at 2AM When the Baby Wailed for You. No One Sees Your Exhaustion”: Mom Tells Weary Mothers ‘You’re Not Invisible’

"No one saw you, when a snoring exhausted man lay next to you, so the night shift was yours. I know you feel invisible when you’ve changed another poo, made another bottle, had another nipple bitten, made another snack."

Why Our Kids Are So Bored at School, Easily Frustrated, & Have No Real Friends

"Today’s children come to school emotionally unavailable for learning, and there are many factors in our modern lifestyle that contribute to this."

Why My Gorgeous Daughters Aren’t Allowed to Do Beauty Pageants

"I am sure that beauty pageants can teach a kid camaraderie and how to be a graceful loser. But there's a more important lesson to teach."

‘There Is No Good Choice’: Welcome to Pandemic Parenting

We frequently talk with our kids about making good choices. Evaluate the pros and cons, and make the good choice. But what if there isn’t one? What if all the choices just suck?