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3 Ways to Fight for Your Marriage When You’re Tempted to Throw in the Towel

"People were placing bets at our wedding. Nobody thought we had a chance."

How to Deal With a Lying Husband and Get a Better Marriage

"I can still remember vividly the look on my husband’s face as regretful tears fell and he lay broken before me."

One Year After “I Do,” Husband Realizes Why Marriage Isn’t for Him

They met when they were 15 and were best friends for 10 years—but after being married just 1 year, the truth hit him HARD.

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An a Apology Letter From a Special Needs Mom

"We grow weary of explaining. Explaining that we still really want to feel included, but we may often have to turn down the invitation."

For the Love of My Mom Bod

Whether your belly has rolls or your sides have funky scars or your boobs hit your knees like mine, toss on that swimsuit and live your LIFE.

I Didn’t Know This Would Be the Last Time

"I didn’t know this would be the last time I nursed you to sleep. I would have soaked in the moment, if only I knew."

To the Extroverted Mama Raising an Introverted Child

"'I’m a homebody,' my son declared with confidence and surety. I blinked. First of all, where did he (then four) hear that expression? And second, how did I not know this?"

Dear Special Needs Mom, I See You

"I see you running your child to therapy when your friends are running their kids to Little League. I see you slipping out the of conversation when your friends are all chiming in about milestones and test grades."

“She Had Been Gone for Ten Years”: Why You Should Appreciate Your Mom While You Still Can

"If I could take back that selfish, missed time over the years I would pack it all together and take us on a trip to the beach. I would hold her hand as we walked along the seashore. I would laugh deeply at her crass jokes, I would soak up her smile even as she shyly tried to cover her mouth with her hand like she tended to do. I would say, 'I love you, Momma,' cause I’ve decided you can’t say that enough."

Kid Chants “I Love McDonald’s” in Whole Foods—Mom Has a Message for Mortified Onlookers

"The other day at whole foods one of my kids started chanting, 'I love McDonalds.' as loud as He could while onlookers looked on mortified and stunned that this sweet child would be saying such things so close to the Kombucha."

“I Can Call But She Will Never Pick Up”: Daughter Pens Painfully Honest Post After Mom’s Death

"My day doesn’t look anything like yours no matter how hard I try to make it."