Writings that celebrate the gifts of parenthood
First steps, first words. The first time your child chooses to play alone, without you. Reading the first book. First friends. First day of school. First heartbreak. All the milestones and the miles in between, and how we, as mothers and fathers, feel about their passage as we live through and learn from these moments.
“When my daughter was born, I wondered when I would feel different, feel like a mother. What does it feel like to be a mother, anyway? I was getting an idea that it was different than I imagined it would be.”
-Ann Reilly Cole, “Diapers and Deadlines”
“After a long day of defending the dog, cleaning Cherrios off the carpet, quieting their cries and playful screaming, giving them dinner and baths, I miss them once they are asleep.”
-Bradley Earle Hoge, “Renga of an At-Home Dad”