New Modern Mom

New Modern Mom

Not everything has to be perfect.

Lessons from looking in the mirror.

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Barbara Mighdoll
Oct 12, 2025
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It was picture day at school. We were five minutes late for line-up, again.

I was rushing Caden toward his classroom cubby, unzipping his backpack, hanging up his jacket. Then I remembered, it’s picture day. And his hair was a mess.

I crouched down and tried to fix it, muttering something like, “Let’s just fix this real quick.”

And then, pushing my hand aw…

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