My Daughter Has Lived in a Group Home Since Age 9: An Update
Kim always suspected something else was going on with Emma. Three years later, the diagnoses finally came, and they hurt more than she expected.
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I Fell for My High School Sweetheart All Over Again
He swore he'd let her go. Then his phone gave the old Nokia beep reserved for just one person, and a message that made him go hot and cold.
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Our Surprise Third Baby Is Here, and Sometimes I Regret It
Baby number three is 6 months old and so loved. So why does she sometimes miss the life she had before him? A mom shares what she's too ashamed to say.
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How to Stay Calmer When Your Kid Has a Meltdown (or You Do)
Your kid melts down at the mall, or you do over homework. Two experts on how to stay warm, say no, and not feel awful afterward.
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I Got Pregnant During an Affair. I Chose a Secret Abortion.
Ten years without intimacy, an affair, and a positive test she couldn't tell anyone about. Five years later, Vivien is still carrying what she decided.
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One More Snore, and I'll Kill Him: Why One Couple Sleeps Apart
She lay awake beside her snoring husband, thinking murderous thoughts. Fifteen years on, they're still happily together, just in two bedrooms.
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Mad at Your Partner? Toddler Melting Down? Real-Life Fixes
Feeling alone with the family load, or called a helicopter mom? Here's what to say instead of the one sentence that always starts the fight.
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The Shadow Child: Growing Up Without Feeling Loved
Sandy can't remember her mom ever hugging her. Now she's raising a daughter who knows, every single day, that she is loved.
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I Thought I Was a Natural. Then Came My Second Baby
She felt sorry for the frazzled moms at baby group. Then Jenny had her second child and found herself with greasy hair and dark circles.
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Are We Really Responsible for Our Kids' Happiness?
The picture-perfect family picnic sets us up to feel like failures when the zoo trip ends in whining. What if happiness was never our job?
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Two Dads and a Daughter: How We Became a Family Through Surrogacy
Adoption and foster care didn't feel right. Then a woman in Canada found their profile and chose them. Here's how Sofia came into the world in 26 minutes.
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Sorry, Kids: No Sleepovers at Our House
Thirteen girls, one pajama party, zero sleep. Why Lisa happily hosts kids all day but draws a hard line at bedtime.
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