By Jenni Brennan I Get a Front-Row Seat to My Son Growing Up From the High School Parking Lot
I’ve been in some scary places in my lifetime. But hands down one of the scariest places I’ve ever been…
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Please Don’t Forget Those Silently Grieving This Holiday Season
It’s here. That painful time of year has arrived. Despite the festive red cups at the coffee shops, the pretty…
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I’m Setting Boundaries With My Narcissistic Parent
“If you wanted to break your father, you did.” I stared at the text from my mother, yet another reminder…
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You’ll Never Know How Much You’ll Miss Them
"You never know how much you'll miss them until those cleats get hung up for the last time." To this…
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Youth Sports Parents, It’s OK For Your Kid To Be On a Losing Team
It was a typical summer evening in suburban America, a night when one child would turn to his mother and…
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Want to Know a Secret? Not Everyone Likes You, But the Important Ones Do
Can I let you in on a little secret? Not everyone likes you. I mean, maybe not right now, but…
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You Don’t Have To Enjoy Every Moment of Motherhood
“I’m trying to enjoy every moment. I really am.” It was as if her words had somehow reached through the…
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Middle School Was Years Ago, But That B-List Feeling Still Hurts
“There weren’t enough seats at the lunch table.” Even now, years later, the young man’s eyes filled with tears as…
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My Grandmother Loved Me in Little Ways I Still Feel Today
Bedtime is when I feel the closest to her. For as long as I can remember, I always feel a…
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Dear Husband: It’s OK to Be Depressed, But You Can’t Ignore it
Dear husband, we need to have a real conversation. You are the first to admit that lately things have changed…
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4 Ways To Get Through the Holidays When You’re Grieving
That time of year has found us once again. Everywhere we turn we see the sights, sounds, and smells of…
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I’m in My 40s and Finally Hitting My Stride
As I neared my 40s, so many of the women around me who were already 40 were proclaiming a newfound…
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