Whitney Fleming, Author at Her View From Home

Motherhood
November 8, 2019
3 Minute Read

My Nest May Soon Be Empty But I Believe My Life Will Still Be Full

I talked to a neighbor recently who is expecting her first grandchild soon. She excitedly told me about how her daughter was feeling and about the…

Motherhood, Teen
November 1, 2019
4 Minute Read

The Secret No One Told Me About the Teenage Years is How Much I’d Love Them

I expected the sighs and the eye-rolls and the closed bedroom doors. After all, I was a teenager once, too, and I remember how I treated my parents.…

Motherhood, Teen
October 18, 2019
3 Minute Read

And Then, She’s 15

This is 15. 15 is early mornings at school and late-night studying. 15 is sleeping in any chance she gets and waking up at the last possible second.…

Teen
October 16, 2019
4 Minute Read

Dear Teens: You Need Sleep More Than Your Smartphones

Each school night, somewhere between 8:30 and 9 pm, my three teenagers begrudgingly leave their phones on what I lovingly refer to as my containment…

Friendship, Motherhood, Teen
October 7, 2019
3 Minute Read

I Never Knew I Would Be So Lonely Raising Teenagers

I’ve always heard about the loneliness that comes while raising teens. Most days, I don’t understand it. I don’t understand it because my life…

Motherhood, Teen
October 3, 2019
4 Minute Read

Don’t Pick Your Battles With Your Teen, Pour Love Instead

Recently, I watched from the side as my husband nagged my daughter about putting on more cold-weather gear before soccer practice. She was frustrated…

Motherhood, Teen
October 1, 2019
4 Minute Read

Dear Daughter, I Was More Than a VSCO Girl Once Too

It seems like just yesterday when the alarm would go off at 6 a.m., I’d roll out of bed and throw my hair up in my favorite scrunchie, slip on my…

Teen
September 30, 2019
4 Minute Read

When It Comes To Raising Teens, It’s All Personal

Right before I was married, my mom told me that she read a letter I sent to my college-aged brother when I was around 13-years-old. In a card with a…

Motherhood, Teen
September 15, 2019
3 Minute Read

As a Mom of Teens, My Job is to Idle Nearby

I wash the dinner pots and pans quietly as I look over at my twin daughters who are high school freshmen this year. One is sitting behind a laptop,…

News, Teen
September 13, 2019
4 Minute Read

Parents Are Applauding a Colorado High School That Forfeited a Game After Students Were Caught Vaping

If you are the parent of a teenager, you have most likely heard about teens’ rampant use of vaping. Kids are inhaling on the bus, juuling at…

Whitney Fleming

Whitney Fleming

My Nest May Soon Be Empty But I Believe My Life Will Still Be Full

The Secret No One Told Me About the Teenage Years is How Much I’d Love Them

And Then, She’s 15

Dear Teens: You Need Sleep More Than Your Smartphones

I Never Knew I Would Be So Lonely Raising Teenagers

Don’t Pick Your Battles With Your Teen, Pour Love Instead

Dear Daughter, I Was More Than a VSCO Girl Once Too

When It Comes To Raising Teens, It’s All Personal

As a Mom of Teens, My Job is to Idle Nearby

Parents Are Applauding a Colorado High School That Forfeited a Game After Students Were Caught Vaping

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