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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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A Flirty Firefighter Was Better With My Toddler in Five Minutes Than My Husband Is in a Day, and It Woke Me Up to How Low My Standards Have Been

My Kids Have Been Randomly Vomiting for Almost a Year, and I’m Furious No One Took Me Seriously Until I Found a Condition That Fits

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A Catholic School Was Ready to Hire Me Until They Realized I Have a Wife, Then They Told Me My Marriage Violates Their “Morality Clause”

A Parent Blamed My Classroom Para Because Her Child Still Can’t Zip a Jacket, and I’m So Tired of Schools Being Expected to Do the Parenting

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My Dad Called Me Fat When I Was So Underweight I Could See My Ribs, and It Still Messes With How I Eat Years Later

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