To The Second Baby I’m Afraid To Have
By Kimberly Zapata Dear Little One, I should probably start by saying that I’m not pregnant with you and I’m
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Parenting
The Season Of Yes
Lately, I’ve been saying no a lot. (Like a lot, a lot.) “Can we go to the movies?” “No. Mommy
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I Have Trouble Making Mom Friends, But Not For The Reason You Might Think
By Kimberly Zapata “Can we go the park, Mommy? I want to go to the park.” I look at the
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Why I Tell My Daughter She Is Beautiful
By Kimberly Zapata Recently, my daughter began applying “makeup.” Not real makeup — she is 3, after all, and couldn’t tell
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I’m A Medicated Mama — And No, I’m Not Ashamed
By Kimberly Zapata Just after midnight, I heard a noise: a subtle noise, a scratchy noise, a non-threatening, but irritating
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A Mother’s Prayer
By Kristen Mae of Abandoning Pretense In the grey light of morning, she sits on the edge of her son’s
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When ‘This Much’ Means So Much More
By Kimberly Zapata This much. The other day my daughter asked me how much I loved her and I said
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