How Grief Changed Once I Became a Mom
They say becoming a mom changes you, but for anyone who hasn’t birthed, fostered or adopted a child, those words can’t even
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December 6, 2020
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Book Review: The Mean Queen on Halloween, by Hannah Qizilbash
As a kid, Halloween was one of my favorite holidays. My family couldn’t afford store-bought costumes, so my mom would
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October 7, 2020
The Importance of Chosen Family on National Family Day
In 2001, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Use—since renamed Partnership to End Addiction—established the first
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September 29, 2020
Book Review: “The Purple Grasshopper,” by Hannah Qizilbash
I have always been by fascinated by purple grasshoppers, Taeniopoda reticulata . Yes, they are real, and they are native to
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August 16, 2020
Sometimes the Middle is Just the Middle
So we’ve all heard the term “Middle Child Syndrome.” It is generally bullshit, and was never even intended by the man who
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August 12, 2020
Personal Essay | National Sisters Day
(Content note: this essay will discuss the death of a child. Y’all remember how Finding Nemo started out with ten minutes of
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August 2, 2020
Autistic Pride
Hi, there! I’m just your friendly neighborhood Queer, nonbinary, disabled, feminist Autistic here to tell you about a
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June 18, 2020
My Divorced Parents Couldn’t Co-parent, and I’m a Better Mom Because of It
If you’re divorced, your interactions with your ex-spouse teach your children a lot about adult relationships. What sort of
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April 26, 2020
11 Ways Being a Mom Has Brought Me Closer to God
I expected many changes when I became a mother. I anticipated diaper duty and midnight feedings. I expected to run on
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February 9, 2020
An Unexpected Reaction to My Daughter’s Heartbreak
As my six-year-old daughter walked from the doors of her school toward the car, I could tell something was not quite right.
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January 16, 2020
