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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

(Not So) Little Turns 7 Today!

November 24, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

Dear Little, While I like to think of myself as someone who has words for every occasion, when it comes to describing you — and all that I adore about you — I’m not sure where to begin. (Though I do know it’s with a giggle. Or, at the very least, a fake laugh with […]

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May “Nine” Be Kind

March 30, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 11 Comments

Dear Big, The truth is, I didn’t need the calendar to remind me that you’ve grown another whole year. I see it each day in your broadening shoulders, hear it a bit too often in the tweenish edge of your words, and feel it whenever I look down to talk to you and realize that, […]

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Reader Feature: Kelly’s Baby Turns One

October 28, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Last September, my friend, Kelly, wrote a letter to her son in anticipation of her second child’s birth that she shared on Facebook. Right then and there, my Reader Feature series was born. I knew moms everywhere could relate to her beautiful words and I had to share them. Recently, just a little over a […]

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The Gift of “Eight”

April 1, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 12 Comments

Dear Big, I’m guessing you don’t even realize it, but as we drove to your birthday dinner on Saturday night, you gave me an enormous gift.

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Celebrating My Momiversary

April 1, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 10 Comments

Oh, sure, there’s a lot I could write about my birthday boy. That’s right, Big turned 7 — yes, 7! — on Saturday. That boy with his tender heart, boundless spirit, insightful observations, as well as strength of character and body is constantly inspiring (and challenging) me as a mom. But for some reason this […]

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