By Meg Sexton To the Friend Who Just Lost a Parent: It’s Going to Hurt and You’re Going to Grow
Oh, the inevitable, as we age into our mid to late 30s and beyond. The natural series of life states…
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“He’s Gone.”
That heart-wrenching moment when I received that phone call—the one that completely shattered life as I knew it. “He’s gone,”…
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By Aubrey Vick As An Adult, Navigating Your Parents’ Divorce Is Complicated
“Gray divorce” is a term that refers to divorce in couples over 50 years old. There are plenty of reasons…
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A Mother Spends Her Life Letting Go
Checking in—it’s what mothers do, or what I do anyway. I stand nose to chin with Miles and Gabriel, my…
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By Britney Longarzo Grieving the Death of an Estranged Family Member is Complicated
This past weekend, I learned that my estranged grandmother died. It had been a few years since I had spoken…
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There’s a Little Less of You Here Each Day
I'm sitting here on the front porch, and I'm sobbing. I'm finally grieving. I've finally reached the place where my…
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By Colin Morris Our College Visit Disaster: What You Should Learn from My Mistakes
With a song in my heart, I got in the car to drive my daughter to our first college visit. …
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By Kayci Villarreal Everything I Know About Motherhood, I Learned from My Mom
I lay in a hospital bed, and the doctor placed my brand-new son into my arms. As I held him…
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By Lisa Bonnema I’ll Send You off with a Million Prayers
I think one of the hardest things about launching your big kids is wondering what baggage they will take with…
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By Her View From Home Dear Future Daughter-in-Law, I Hope We’ll Be Close
Dear future daughter-in-law, My son loves you enough to want to spend the rest of his life with you. That’s…
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By Laura Mendenhall My Mom Made It Look So Easy
I assumed I’d have turnkey kids. In my mind, I was a turnkey kid. I survived the toddler stage, complied…
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By Sue Volikas Grandma’s Christmas Angels
My grandmother had quite a collection of Christmas angels. They were all different shapes and sizes. Some were plastic and…
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