Whitney Fleming, Author at Her View From Home

Teen, Tween
January 8, 2020
5 Minute Read

Being a Teen is Hard Enough—Go Ahead and Take the Easy Road Once in Awhile

My freshman daughter came home from school yesterday and let me know that her teacher pulled her aside. “She wants me to move up to honors next…

Motherhood
December 20, 2019
2 Minute Read

Everything I Learned About Being a Mother I Learned From My Mom

My mom doesn’t live close by. She lives about 600 miles away and comes by airplane, yet somehow she is handing out gifts to her grandchildren…

Motherhood, Teen
December 13, 2019
4 Minute Read

Dear Daughter: I Know You Are Supposed to Walk Away, But It’s Hard to Let Go

I’ve been walking my teens to the bus stop. Not all the way, because that would be mortifying for them. I walk them to the end of our block, and…

Motherhood
December 5, 2019
5 Minute Read

The Retail Worker You Just Yelled At Could Be My Teenager

Last night, I made a run to Target at 8:30 p.m. I needed to pick up a few things for a holiday party we are hosting this weekend, but of course by…

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…

Whitney Fleming

Whitney Fleming

Being a Teen is Hard Enough—Go Ahead and Take the Easy Road Once in Awhile

Everything I Learned About Being a Mother I Learned From My Mom

Dear Daughter: I Know You Are Supposed to Walk Away, But It’s Hard to Let Go

The Retail Worker You Just Yelled At Could Be My Teenager

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

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