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Kirstyn Wegner

My name is Kirstyn Wegner, and I live in rural Minnesota with my husband, daughter, three cats, and a revolving cast of foster children. I taught high school English for seven years before an epilepsy diagnosis forced me out of it. I blog at www.thefrustratedepileptic.com, and my work has appeared on Scary Mommy. Visit me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thefrustratedepileptic.

Seventh Grade is the Worst

Seventh Grade is the Worst

Teen, Tween
March 8, 2022
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5 Minute Read

By Kirstyn Wegner

Seventh Grade is the Worst

Seventh grade is the worst. It was for me, at least, and I feared it would be for my daughter.…

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Recharging is Good For My Mama Soul

Recharging is Good For My Mama Soul

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 20, 2021
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5 Minute Read

By Kirstyn Wegner

Recharging is Good For My Mama Soul

My daughter is 13. It’s a tough age for any child, but her situation is complicated by her ever-shifting feelings…

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Dear Daughter, When You Doubt Yourself

Dear Daughter, When You Doubt Yourself

Kids, Teen, Tween
July 17, 2021
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7 Minute Read

By Kirstyn Wegner

Dear Daughter, When You Doubt Yourself

When my daughter was 10, every time I told her she had a beautiful voice, she’d shrug and say, “I…

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Please Stop Telling Our Adopted Child How Lucky She Is

Please Stop Telling Our Adopted Child How Lucky She Is

Motherhood
July 14, 2021
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5 Minute Read

By Kirstyn Wegner

Please Stop Telling Our Adopted Child How Lucky She Is

I know it seems like a very nice thing to say. I know you mean well when you say it.…

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Stop Putting Quarters in a Vending Machine God

Stop Putting Quarters in a Vending Machine God

Faith
June 22, 2021
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5 Minute Read

By Kirstyn Wegner

Stop Putting Quarters in a Vending Machine God

I don’t pray like I used to. In the infancy of my faith, I treated prayer like a business transaction—righteousness…

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It’s Hard To Know You’re In The Middle of a Miracle While It’s Unfolding

It’s Hard To Know You’re In The Middle of a Miracle While It’s Unfolding

Faith, Living
April 15, 2021
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5 Minute Read

By Kirstyn Wegner

It’s Hard To Know You’re In The Middle of a Miracle While It’s Unfolding

My life had been struck by the cleaver of tragedy twice: once by infertility and again with an epilepsy diagnosis…

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