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To My Wife of 16 Years, Here’s the Secret I Wish I Knew Before Our Divorce Papers…

"After losing a woman that I loved, and a marriage of almost 16 years, here’s the advice I wish I would have had…"

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."

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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."

Why God Made Parenting So Hard

"I couldn't wrap my mind around it all. When parents seek to raise their children in a godly way, how can parenting still be so hard?"

“No, We Are Not a Same-Sex Couple, But We Do Share a Daughter”

"He is not an outsider, he is and will always be a part of my life for the simple fact that we share the same daughter!"

My Son Came Home Yesterday With a Bite Mark on His Arm. And I Did Absolutely Nothing About It.

"My son was just a casualty of another child learning and growing, and I’m A-Okay with that."

Dear Husband, Please Don’t Give Up on Us

"I’m gross. I’m exhausted. If one more person touches me, I might lose it. I wonder if at some point it will seem easier to put in extra hours at work instead of coming home to an exhausted wife who seems to be barely holding it together?"

Why I Force My Kids to Go to Church

"To say as a parent, 'I’ll let them decide on their own,' sounds so enlightened. But it's the most dangerous thing a parent could say."

‘This Is Us’ Gives Words to My Feelings as an Adoptive Mom

“We’re their parents. We do the best we can. But at the end of the day what happens to them, how they turn out, that’s bigger than us.” — Jack Pearson

It’s OK for Your Teen Son to Be a Mama’s Boy

"Boys need their moms — I am convinced of it. Even teen boys, boys who are nearly men. And yet even in Christian circles, there is little attention given to the relationship of boys and their mothers, at least once they pass the toddler stage."

To the Daughter Whose Father Won’t Love Her

"I want you to lean in closely so that you get the full breadth of what I’m about to tell you."