I Hoped Becoming Grandparents Would Change My Absent Parents
Everything that is good about me as a parent was learned from my own parents. They have given me a…
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Grown Children
There’s Power in the “I Love You” Between a Mother and Her Child
My mother never said she loved me. This was true up until somewhere in my late 20s. This isn’t to…
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We Grew Up Together, So How Did We Get Here?
On days like this, I sit outside in my backyard and beg nature to soothe my wounded soul. Yet another…
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My Mom Used To Say, “Someday When You’re a Parent You’ll Understand.” It’s Someday, Mom.
Today I walked by your bedroom door and peeked in, out of habit I suppose. I saw your neatly made…
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Dear Grandpa, To Us You Are Priceless
My father-in-law jokes that his name is “Where’s Grandma?” When my kids hear the familiar shutting of the car door…
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My Dad is Always There When I Need Him
Last year, I had an abnormal mammogram that resulted in a diagnostic mammogram, ultrasound, and eventually a biopsy. For a…
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College is An Adjustment For Moms and Dads, Too
Here we are again, with the big empty duffel bags out, waiting to be filled. It feels like we were…
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This is What Loving a Big Kid Looks Like
This is me, loving you, my big kid. Biting my tongue and biding my time. Thinking. And waiting. And it’s…
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6 Coping Strategies For the Extra-Stressed Sandwich Generation
While the nation discusses what will become of the children this fall, others wonder what will become of their grandparents.…
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Reconnecting With My Grandchildren is Slow But Sweet
When our newest grandsons, twins Ellis and Brady, were born last October, we spent a lot of time together. Sleep…
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