Holy shit, my kids are starting kindergarten. I knew it would come, and there was nothing I could do to stop it. How did this happen? They were just babies last week. And now it’s less than 2 weeks away. I know I’m not the first parent whose kids have started school, and I won’t be the last. I’ve already taken the day off. We’ll have a special first day of kindergarten breakfast, and I’ll take 100 pictures. I’ll probably cry, even though I’ve told everyone that I won’t. They’re my babies and they’re growing up. I’m just not ready […]
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Dear Parents: Maybe Just Stop Telling Each Other What To Do
I have a bombshell confession. Please, don’t judge me. You’d never expect it just by looking at me, by passing […]
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How Much of a Hot Mess Mom Are You? [Quiz]
We’ve all been there, right? You pack up the kids to go to school, feeling like a beast because you freaking […]
Why I Quit My Job to Pursue Balance in Ambition and Motherhood
There was this moment when I knew. I don’t remember him crying or wailing for his grandma, but I knew […]
An inconclusive list of the things I want for Mother’s Day.
By Trish Harden, Cheryl Malik, and the NoFilter Contributors Team. Hey hubby/kids/individual I mentored like my own damn child, are […]
Why Fed Is Best: My Sanity Actually Matters.
When my husband and I found out that we were pregnant, we were over the moon with joy and excitement. […]
I Committed to ‘Do Yes’ More. Here’s What Happened.
I’m a semi-social introvert: I like being social just as much as I like being alone. Saying yes is actually […]
I Wish I Wanted You to Be an Only Child. The Guilt of Wanting More Kids.
I don’t want another baby; I want another you. The heaviness hit my stomach like a cannonball instantly. The guilt […]
O Leggings! My Leggings! | An Ode to Every Woman’s Favorite Article of Clothing
Editor’s Note: Every mom understands the magic that happens when you slide on a pair of leggings. Maybe it’s the […]
I Don’t Want More Kids, and That Doesn’t Make Me Selfish.
Here I was again, sitting in the stall of a Walgreens bathroom and looking at a pregnancy test that read […]
This Is Not Your Fault: Becoming a Mother of a Child with Birth Defects
This is not your fault. May 6, 2016 At our 20 week anatomy ultrasound, Dr. S. told us that Rowan […]
