By Melissa Neeb Heaven Gave Me You
Heaven gave me you, dear daughter. I promise to be the best role model for you that I can be.…
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Melissa Neeb
A Boy Never Stops Needing His Mama
Hit rewind and watch the years wind back up to the beginning. Do you see the stark blue of his…
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Be With the One You Can Laugh With
Be with the one who you can re-live a bit of childhood with. Someone who says yes to jumping on…
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You’re Going Off To College and I’m Trying To Let Go
I still smell my son’s head. He is 18 and witty and a homebody and his hair always smells like, well,…
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My Teens Are My Favorite
These two teens are my favorite people on the planet. Always were, always will be. I will take them in…
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When You Love An Alcoholic
Dear loved ones of an alcoholic, It doesn’t matter if you are entrenched in this war today or if as…
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When Minnie Met Elmer For Ice Cream
Every day at 3 p.m., my grandparents Minnie and Elmer had a date. They slid into chairs at their Formica…
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Turning Into My Mother Isn’t So Bad After All
We were always cleaning. As a child, I felt like the rag in my hand was surgically attached. We helped…
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Dear Husband: Life Has Thrown Us Curveballs, But I Still Think You’re Hot
Dear husband, I think you're hot. Still. After all these years. When we first started dating way back when, clearly…
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Don’t Ever Settle For An Ordinary Marriage
Call me a romantic. I never wanted an ordinary marriage. I never wanted a sleeping in separate rooms, ships passing…
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In Marriage, You Have To Learn To Fight Fair
As a married couple, how should we fight? My husband and I were never good at it. Or were we…
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A Grandpa’s Impact Shines On Long After He’s Gone
My husband got a 35-year-old sign after his grandparents passed away. We've had it for a few months but he…
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