Claudia Caramiello, Author at Her View From Home

Motherhood, Teen
February 22, 2021
270 Views
3 Minute Read

Dear Not Always So Sweet Sixteen, I Love You

Dear Not So Sweet Sixteen, Hi, my angel. I know you hate when I call you that, and truthfully the…

Living, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
November 7, 2020
414 Views
5 Minute Read

My Kids Are Older And I’m Lonely

I don’t want to get married. After living alone for so many years, I can't fathom the concept of having…

Motherhood, Teen
June 11, 2020
428 Views
6 Minute Read

When Your Son Turns 17, You No Longer Love a Boy—You Love a Man

When your son turns 17, he will start researching the acceptance rate to NYU, Penn State, and Temple University. Tell…

Kids, Motherhood
September 1, 2019
543 Views
3 Minute Read

I Would Do it All Again

It goes slow when your belly and ankles are burgeoning, morning sickness gripping you on the cold bathroom floor. It…

Teen
January 28, 2019
350 Views
2 Minute Read

Dear Son, As You Turn 16

It's the physical touch I think I miss most. The weight of an infant on my hip. The softness of…

Teen
October 29, 2018
4K Views
4 Minute Read

And Then, He’s 14

14 is sulking shoulders, guttural sighs, melodramatic eye rolls when you can't tell the difference between Josh Dun and Tyler…

Child, Motherhood, Teen
August 22, 2018
750 Views
5 Minute Read

When He’s 15

When he's 15, you may find him texting heart emojis to a girl you’ve never heard him mention before. Curiously,…

Kids, Motherhood
July 12, 2018
714 Views
7 Minute Read

My Son Is Not Mine To Keep

In the cold blue morning light, my 15-year-old son sleeps. Lanky limbs sprawled across the couch, gray boxers peeking out…

Kids
June 20, 2018
1K Views
6 Minute Read

When He’s 13

When he's 13, you may find socks in every room of the house, wonder how a party sized bag of…

Kids, Motherhood
February 28, 2018
201 Views
5 Minute Read

God Made Mothers Strong

We carry a growing embryo in our bodies for nine months, battling morning sickness, heartburn, lower back pain, and dubious…

Kids, Motherhood
September 23, 2017
248 Views
5 Minute Read

Watching My Babies Become Men

Life is good. Summer air feels warm and sweet on bare shoulders. Screen doors slam. Watermelon stains my children's chins…

Grief, Journal, Relationships
September 20, 2017
216 Views
9 Minute Read

Broken Hearts aren’t Just for The Young

Hunched over the kitchen sink, beneath the dingy glow of fluorescent light, the wave hits me. I'm washing spoons caked…