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Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
April 25, 2019
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May We Give Our Kids a Foundation of Love, Then Watch Them Soar

I knew when my first child left home for college that I would miss him—his smile, his hugs, cooking out by the pool, binge watching a favorite…

Grown Children, Marriage
April 16, 2019
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Dear Estranged In-Laws: You Are Missing Out on so Much

To my estranged in-laws, It’s the middle of the night and I can’t sleep. For whatever reason, I have woken while your beautiful child sleeps…

Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood
April 10, 2019
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I’m in the Sandwich Generation—and I’m Exhausted

“Maybe you can do it after soccer season?” I actually said these words out loud. To my mom. About her hip replacement. My 78-year old…

Grown Children, Kids
April 3, 2019
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She Thought He Was an Uber Driver, But He Was a Killer: Why Teens and Parents Need to Be Vigilant

Last weekend, 21-year-old University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson called for an Uber after leaving the popular college’s Five Point…

Grown Children, Living
February 10, 2019
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To the Stepparents Who Love Their Bonus Kids So Well—Thank You

Last summer, I was trying to back up our lawn tractor with a trailer on it. If you’ve ever tried to back up a trailer, you know that it’s…

Grown Children, Kids, Living
January 27, 2019
2 Minute Read

I Thank God Every Day For the Gift of Being a Grandma

When I was raising my children, my life was always a burst of activity. I had a full-time job, and I rushed and forth from work, trying to squeeze in…

Grown Children
January 23, 2019
3 Minute Read

Thank You, Mom and Dad, For Everything

Thank you, Mom, for making the sacrifice to bring me into this world. Pregnancy and labor are long and unbearable at times, but you did it all for…

Grown Children, Kids, Teen
January 14, 2019
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This Gillette Ad Shows Boys How Real Men Behave

Sing it with me now, kids of the 80s and 90s, “Gillette! The best a man can geeeeet!” It’s a famous jingle that most of us…

Grown Children, Kids
December 27, 2018
3 Minute Read

Best Dad Ever Books Six Flights So He Can Spend Christmas With His Flight Attendant Daughter

I always feel so sad for folks who have to work on Christmas, but usually I’m thinking about medical professionals who, you know, have to keep…

Child, Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood
December 17, 2018
4 Minute Read

A “Do Nothing Christmas” is All Your Kids Need

I have a friend who also has four sons. Hers are a few years younger than mine (I have two at college so I do get a break), but she is really in the…

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