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When You Don’t Feel Like You Are Enough

I’ll never forget the day I missed my oldest daughter rolling over for the first time. My precious baby was in good hands, of course. My mother-in-law was watching her downstairs in our living room while I worked upstairs, futilely trying to run a nonprofit from my home office right after giving birth to my […]

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Dear Mom: I’m Honestly Kind of Mad at You

With my mother’s birthday coming up, I figured it was about time to write her another “Dear Mom” letter. I know I’m supposed to be counting my blessings, but, unfortunately, I’m not in a very sweet and sentimental mood this week. I’m feeling frustrated and tired. And brutally honest. And so, this letter is brutally […]