Claudia Caramiello, Author at Her View From Home

Motherhood, Teen
June 11, 2020
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 him to focus on the now…

Kids, Motherhood
September 1, 2019
386 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 goes slow when you’ve been…

Teen
January 28, 2019
113 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 a toddler’s cheek, pressed up against…

Teen
October 29, 2018
2.7K 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 Joseph of Twenty…

Child, Motherhood, Teen
August 22, 2018
238 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, you may feel weird at first,…

Kids, Motherhood
July 12, 2018
289 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 over loose jeans, he is…

Kids
June 20, 2018
309 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 Doritos can disappear in one afternoon, and smell…

Kids, Motherhood
February 28, 2018
12 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 maternity attire. We then…

Kids, Motherhood
September 23, 2017
24 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 sticky pink. They…

Grief, Journal, Relationships
September 20, 2017
50 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 with Greek yogurt and my…