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Past articles by Kristel:

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What It's Like One Year After I Gave Birth to a Surrogate Baby

Do I still feel the same about it? → Read More

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Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me Mean Girls Drama Starts in Preschool?

Aren't four year olds too young for this drama? → Read More

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What It’s Really Like to Have a Perfectionist Child

My son is a perfectionist. My husband and I joke that it must be a first-born thing. I get it. I’m not the first-born in my family, but I do have a bit of the Type-A streak in me. I like everything to be precise and right and true. Over the years I’ve learned to give myself grace in a lot of areas, but I still get that gnawing feeling in my chest and that twitch in my eye when things aren’t just… → Read More

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The Real Reason I Don't Want Any More Kids

I don't want to add to my family and I'm sure about that → Read More

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Moms of 2 Under 2, You Will Survive

I can still clearly remember when I learned I would become a mother for the first time. I was so excited to see the little lines appear on the pregnancy test I took late at night in our bathroom. I remember feeling relieved that all my suspicions were confirmed. I couldn’t wait to let the world know that I would soon be holding a little baby in my arms. Fast forward to me with a 10-month-old. I… → Read More

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Hey Parent at the Playground, Don’t Make Me Discipline Your Kids

Not to brag, but my kids are pretty well-behaved. They know the rules while we’re out because we review them in the car on the way to our location. “No hitting or fighting. No whining. Listen and obey.” They also know that I have zero problems removing them from a situation in which they are not behaving. But over the summer I’ve come to realize that not all parents have such rules with their… → Read More

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5 Reasons the Internet Thinks I'm the Worst Mom Ever

The internet has spoken, and apparently I'm a terrible mother → Read More

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7 Things I Can Do While Holding a Baby

I have a friend who works as a nurse in the ER of a hospital. She deals mostly with pediatric cases and sees moms and babies coming in all the time. The other day she was telling me of this woman who came in with a sleeping infant in her arms. As is the usual custom, the woman was asked to fill out some paperwork before being admitted. This mom looked at my nurse friend as if she had three… → Read More

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