Motherhood, Mental Health, Perinatal
By Kristina A little over three years ago, I endured the toughest trial of my adult life. There’s not a birth or baby class detailed enough to prepare someone for the mental health challenges that I was about to come up against. I wasn’t even slightly aware of...
Family, Adult Children, Motherhood, Parenting
By Denise I guess I’ll begin by saying that as far back as I can remember, all I ever wanted was to get married and have a baby. Doesn’t seem like too much to ask, right? It started out like I would have never imagined. I met an awesome man who was...
Health, Motherhood, Personal Growth, Religion
by Karm My family and I went to Mass this morning. My husband and I were both raised as Roman Catholics, and are raising our son the same. These days, we’re getting to Mass about twice a month. Not fulfilling our weekly obligation, but as the home manager, I am doing...
Motherhood, Older moms, Personal Growth
I turned forty less than three months after having my first and only child. My 20’s were spent partying and building a career. I married my husband at 30, a man with already two children. He had been honest about not wanting more. I also felt unworthy to be a mother...
Personal Growth, Despair, Motherhood, Parenting
By Marie At 53 years old, I thought I’d have more figured out by now. But here I am still worrying about whether or not I’m excelling as much as I should at work, about finding a man to spend my life with, am I pretty, am I kind, am I smart, what do other people...