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How my 2-year-old taught me about bravery

When was the last time I had been so terrified of doing something I really wanted to do that I sobbed uncontrollably in public, and then did the thing anyway?

The royal baby pics are beautiful—but it’s okay to remember we don’t all look like Meghan Markle postpartum

This was a beautiful opportunity to show that world that birth is beautiful but hard, so hard that most of us are still in top knots and sweats on day two (or even day 20).

pregnant woman putting hands over her belly

I never wanted to be a mom—and then I got pregnant

We weren't trying. We weren't preventing it either. And yet when I peed on a pregnancy test and two bright pink lines showed up, I stared at it in disbelief.

teacher and students

Dear teachers: You are my hero

You are relentless. You are inspiring. You are shaping an empathetic, open-minded and diverse generation. You make our lives as parents so much better.

Why having a mixed-race baby in the Royal Family matters

Meghan Markle's baby means more to me than even her marriage did.

woman sitting outside the Lourve

I don’t feel guilty for going on trips without my child

Everyone needs a life buoy to breathe easier. For some it's wine, for others melatonin—for me it's the first rush of air I inhale in a new city.

Amy Schumer is a mama!

Let the postpartum and #boymom jokes begin!

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