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The Fear You Can’t See: How My Son Taught Me the Courage of Saying No

The Urban Mom July 6, 2025

— Mom, what’s your biggest fear?My ten-year-old son’s voice cut through the quiet air of…

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“My Gate Broke”: On Boundaries, Exhaustion, and the Right to Protect Ourselves

The Urban Mom July 6, 2025

“My gate broke…” I heard a dear woman say yesterday, with a shy sadness in…

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Happy Wife, Happy Life – the Price of a Quiet Woman

The Urban Mom July 6, 2025

I’ve heard this expression more and more lately, sometimes as a joke, sometimes whispered seriously:…

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Resurrection (When I Opened My Eyes and Screamed While Alive)

The Urban Mom July 6, 2025

in the heart of the blackest nightwhen the tombstone seemed finaland the blood had cooled…

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Death (When I Closed My Eyes and Went Silent While Alive)

The Urban Mom July 6, 2025

I died on an ordinary dayI died slowly, in a clean room,with white lace curtains…

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Prayer to my God

The Urban Mom July 6, 2025

Creator,You, who wove me in secret,with flesh and bone, longing, light and mystery,touch with light…

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Unconditional Love or Emotional Training?

The Urban Mom July 6, 2025

“Only women, children and dogs are loved unconditionally. A man is only loved under the…

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The Impostor

The Urban Mom July 6, 2025

I sneak into myself like a thief,I watch my thoughts hiding in dark cornersand I…

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The Lie That Kept Me Warm: A Story I Invented to Be Seen

The Urban Mom July 6, 2025

In the summer after fourth grade, I went to a music festival in a different…

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The House My Soul Lives In

The Urban Mom July 5, 2025

Today, I’m inviting you into my home.From the outside, you see flowers in wide windows…

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