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There’s Something about a Softball Player

Kids, Living, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
September 4, 2024
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3 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

There’s Something about a Softball Player

There’s just something about a softball player. The sun in the scorching summer heat beats down on her. It may…

There Are Some Things Our Teens Have to Do on Their Own

Motherhood, Teen
July 22, 2024
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3 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

There Are Some Things Our Teens Have to Do on Their Own

I thought because I’ve taught teenagers for almost 20 years, I’d be ready for the teenage years with my own…

Our Daughters Will Find Their Self Worth So Much Sooner Than We Did

Kids, Motherhood
July 17, 2024
2K Views
3 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

Our Daughters Will Find Their Self Worth So Much Sooner Than We Did

Watching our daughters grow into who they’re becoming is beautiful and painful at the same time. As a mother to…

I’m the Parent on the Sidelines and It’s Where I Belong

Motherhood, Teen
January 12, 2024
2.9K Views
5 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

I’m the Parent on the Sidelines and It’s Where I Belong

“I know what I’m doing. This is my tryout—let me do it my way,” my freshman daughter told me. I…

You See a Brag Post on Social Media, I See the Blood, Sweat, and Tears It Took to Get There

Kids, Motherhood
December 11, 2023
5K Views
3 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

You See a Brag Post on Social Media, I See the Blood, Sweat, and Tears It Took to Get There

After another great game of my daughter’s, I posted my celebration and excitement of her online. I thought, "Geez, people…

It Took Me Turning 40 to Find the Key to Real Relationships

Living
October 19, 2023
2.2K Views
4 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

It Took Me Turning 40 to Find the Key to Real Relationships

I sometimes ask myself if every woman has a reawakening after 40 or if it was just me due to…

Your Kids Look For You on the Sidelines—Do Everything You Can to Be There

Kids, Motherhood
September 6, 2023
21.4K Views
5 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

Your Kids Look For You on the Sidelines—Do Everything You Can to Be There

After putting in a full busy week, with countless other parents, we flocked to the sidelines to cheer our little…

I Knew You’d Grow Up, But I Underestimated How Hard It Would Be to Let Go

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
August 19, 2023
5K Views
3 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

I Knew You’d Grow Up, But I Underestimated How Hard It Would Be to Let Go

I thought five hit me hard. You were going off to kindergarten that year. Each day you became a little…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
August 9, 2023
3.2K Views
4 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

When Your Kids Are No Longer Little

My kids are heading into middle school and high school in the fall. We are all in on the tween…

Parents Can Turn Youth Sports Toxic (but We Shouldn’t)

Motherhood
August 24, 2022
7.5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

Parents Can Turn Youth Sports Toxic (but We Shouldn’t)

I’ve loved youth sports and advocated for them since I was a youth athlete myself, so I was so excited…

Grief, Loss
July 23, 2022
3.4K Views
2 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

Have You Sat with the Dying?

Have you sat with the dying? Have you seen the loved ones who sit at their bedside night after night,…

We Didn’t Just Send Our Kids to Daycare, We Sent Them to a Second Home

Living, Motherhood
July 12, 2022
37.0K Views
4 Minute Read

By Angela Williams Glenn

We Didn’t Just Send Our Kids to Daycare, We Sent Them to a Second Home

I cried when I left my children’s daycare. And no, I don’t mean I cried when I dropped them off…