By Lisa Leshaw Goodbye to Girlhood Innocence
She loved pickles and pudding and rocks that glittered. And forts that touched the ceiling. She mastered shadow puppets on…
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Lisa Leshaw
Atop My Daddy’s Shoulders
Atop my daddy's shoulders, the world seemed vast—endless, limitless. I could see the treetops, the tops of heads. I could…
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Love is What Lasts
They don't remember the morning we lost our cool because their bowl of Cheerios landed on the floor, the milk…
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The Rock With God’s Name On It
Once upon a time, there was a little boy who was awfully scared. His mama always tried to reassure him…
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I Am With You Always. Love, Dad.
One minute, I was a 31-year-old part-time music teacher. The next, I turned into one of my Pre-K students, sobbing…
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You Don’t Have to “Get Over it”
Getting Over the Hard Stuff We always encourage those we love to "get over it". That's our way of trying to…
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The Day an Angel Drove Me Home
My car was stuck in a snow drift and there was no cell phone service because at the time, cell…
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A Tween Girl’s Letter to Her Mama
Dear Mom, I told everybody at school that you said, "If you keep rolling your eyes at me, one day…
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All We Really Need to Know We Can Learn From Incredible Women
An ode to the women I know and what I've learned by being in their beautiful orbits: 1. Women are…
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Dear Parents, This is What Your Teenagers Need You to Know About These Tough Years
After 38 years and with infinite humility, I am packing up my therapist's shingle. I'm not mentioning this to garner…
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A Growing Son’s Love Letter to His Mama
I heard you crying last night and telling Dad that you're losing me. Part of me wanted to barge into…
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Against the Odds
It never occurred to me that Sariyah, my very best friend on the entire planet, was black. Her skin was…
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