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Work & Motherhood

I quit my toxic dream job for my daughter

“I realized that no ‘dream’ job is worth the nightmare I endured in missing my daughter grow up.”

4 iPhone photography tips from a photographer mom

Taking better photos of your kids just got easier with these iPhone hacks.

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To the moms at pick-up: Thank you for being the connection I needed

"Now that I have had the chance to stand with mothers, it reinforces how much I was longing for this moment."

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Self-care looks different for everyone and that’s OK

I had to understand that this journey of motherhood is a blessing but also a way to grow in areas that I never knew that I needed.

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It’s amazing to see your kid be surrounded by inclusivity

To understand the definition of inclusion, we need to better understand what it looks like and feels like to be included.

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Can I still be sad if my baby is the healthiest in the NICU?

I cried everyday struggling with how to be her mother when we were together and struggling when we were apart.

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Confession: I don’t miss the toddler years

“As a mother you’re always needed. That doesn’t go away. But the constant stress and anxiety of sheltering your child from imminent harm? That does reduce I’m thrilled to say.”

Pregnancy

Dear dads-to-be: 3 things your pregnant partner actually needs right now

"Although your life has not yet changed very much (yet), I can almost guarantee that your partner feels entirely different."

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The one thing pregnant women forget to do: get excited

"But while my mind was busy turning over the possibilities of pitocin and episiotomies, I forgot to get excited."

Infertility

The silent grief of infertility

Being thrilled when your friends and family are pregnant; but crumbling inside

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I’m biracial and raising a biracial son: Here’s what I hope for his future

"As I reflect on my personal perspective of growing up biracial, here are three things I hope for my biracial son and the many multiracial children in the world."

Birth Stories

Let’s stop glamorizing the positive birth story

Often, there is beauty in the mess.