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Mothering as the Truest Form of Therapy – An Unnamed Mother’s Story

October 4, 2015

I never thought I would be a mother. Even as a child, teenager and young adult I could not visualize myself as a mother. I just didn’t want kids. This was compounded by my views of family and home from my own formative years. My parents were Christian missionaries overseas for most of my elementary […]

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Hiding Behind Masks – An Unnamed Mother’s Story

June 16, 2014

When I was growing up, my favorite Halloween costume was Super Girl. It was the first and only time that my very practical mother ever let me have a store-bought costume. I couldn’t wait to tell my friends that I would not be going as a gypsy (draped in scarves and grandmother’s vintage jewelry), a […]

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Hi! I'm Wynter. Wife to Jonathan and mama to Chloe, Adaya and Liam. I am a writer, artist, MarCom professional, freelance editor, and an avid gardener, TV lover and chocolate-covered cherries addict. Come back here each week for new, powerful stories of motherhood from real moms across the mother spectrum. Read More…

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