Essays

Spent, Not Wasted

PerspectiveKatie BlackburnMay 1, 2020going slow, autism, special needs, patience, katie blackburn Comments

Will The Mom Know What To Do?

Perspective, The Hard Stuff, Best of C+C, January BestSonya SpillmannApril 29, 2020cancer, diagnosis, uncertainty, coronavirus, covid-19, pandemic, sonya spillmann, bestof2020 Comments

The Right Choice

Perspective, The Hard StuffC+C Guest WriterApril 27, 2020loss, hard decisionsComment

Full-Time Mom

Working Mom, PerspectiveC+C Guest WriterApril 24, 2020working mom Comments

Home

Perspective, The Hard StuffJenn BatchelorApril 22, 2020home, where home is, coronavirus, jennifer batchelor Comments

Nowhere To Be

PerspectiveC+C Guest WriterApril 20, 2020slow days Comment

Like The Plum I Bleed

Infertility, Miscarriage, The Hard StuffC+C Guest WriterApril 17, 2020infertility, multiple miscarriages, loss Comments

In This Together (And An Invitation To The Coffee + Crumbs Brunch)

Friendship, PerspectiveSarah HauserApril 15, 20202020 Mother's Day Brunch, brunch, in this together, community, pandemic, coronavirus, sarah hauserComment

Pain's Embrace

PerspectiveC+C Guest WriterApril 13, 2020chronic pain Comments

My One Night Stand With Meatless Grind

StorytellingMelanie DaleApril 8, 2020melanie dale, humor, cooking adventures Comments

That Time I Asked For A Puppy

Perspective, StorytellingC+C Guest WriterApril 6, 2020family pets, petsComment

The Mom Upstairs

Perspective, Working MomC+C Guest WriterApril 3, 2020work trips, working mom Comment

You Don't Have To Be Good

StorytellingCallie FeyenApril 1, 2020being good, callie feyen Comment

The Hike

StorytellingC+C Guest WriterMarch 30, 2020getting lost, lost and found Comments

Will I Love Him Too?

Perspective, New MomSonya SpillmannMarch 27, 2020second baby, loving your children, sonya spillmann Comment

Metamorphosis

Storytelling, PerspectiveC+C Guest WriterMarch 25, 2020metamorphosis, how motherhood changes you, the way motherhood changes us Comments

There's No Shortcut For This

PerspectiveAshlee GaddMarch 23, 2020creativity, playing the long game, no shortcuts, ashlee gaddComment

Free Goldfish

StorytellingC+C Guest WriterMarch 20, 2020what's worth it, knowing what's important Comments

The One About The Cheerleading Picture

Perspective, The Hard StuffJenn BatchelorMarch 18, 2020jennifer batchelor, growing up, middle school, junior high Comments

Baseball And Other Skills I Lack

Perspective, The Hard StuffC+C Guest WriterMarch 16, 2020hard kids, learning new skills Comments