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Grief, Grown Children, Living
December 1, 2022
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By Jillian Van Hefty

When Mom Died, We Had Tea

My mom was never, ever without a cup of Lipton's tea. Like a dear friend, it held her hand, kept…

My Mother Raised Me To Go On Without Her

Grief, Grown Children
November 29, 2022
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By Lyndsay Zadnik

My Mother Raised Me To Go On Without Her

“The kids are spending the night at Grandma’s, and I’m eyeballs deep in Fritos while catching up on all my…

Grown Children, Living
November 27, 2022
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By Her View From Home

My Toxic Father Does Not Define Me

I don’t have a father, and it’s completely fine. It really, really is. It’s taken me 40 years to say…

Grown Children, Motherhood
November 21, 2022
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By Susan Lambert

Where Have All the Puppet Shows Gone?

I remember the puppet shows so vividly. The stage curtain was always the same old, red-checked, woolen blanket strung roughly…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
November 19, 2022
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By Michele Peters

It’s Her Time To Fly

Memory ghosts dance in the periphery of my mind. Even though three weeks have passed since I dropped her off—my…

Publix Holiday Ad Nails It: You Never Outgrow Needing Your Mom

Grown Children, Living, Motherhood
November 16, 2022
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By Carolyn Moore

Publix Holiday Ad Nails It: You Never Outgrow Needing Your Mom

The first time I ever cooked Thanksgiving dinner on my own, my mom was several hundred miles away. I was…

Being a Mom of Grown Children Is Beautiful Too

Grown Children, Motherhood
November 11, 2022
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By Kristen Houghton

Being a Mom of Grown Children Is Beautiful Too

I have always been one of those people who want to do something: take a class in documentary filmmaking, make…

One Day I’ll Wish I Could Hear Their Voices Again, So I’m Saving Messages From My Parents

Grown Children, Living
November 6, 2022
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By Kelley Cooper

One Day I’ll Wish I Could Hear Their Voices Again, So I’m Saving Messages From My Parents

I have about 40 or more saved voicemail messages in my phone from my mom and dad, (mostly my mom…

Grown Children, Motherhood
November 2, 2022
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By Cheryl Trenary

God Gave Me Babies Who Grew Up

Tapping the “off” button on my iPhone, I ended the FaceTime with my daughter. Smiling to myself, I reflected on…

6 Simple Words Mom Says That Mean Everything

Grown Children, Motherhood
October 26, 2022
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By Taylor Carr

6 Simple Words Mom Says That Mean Everything

What makes a great mom? Many things. But the ability to say these six, simple, beautiful words is definitely part…

Grown Children, Living
October 25, 2022
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By Jen Feener

A Grandmother’s Love Never Dies

On a recent afternoon at the playground with my daughters, I met a wonderful grandmother whom her grandsons called “Nana.”…

I Do for My Kids What My Parents Didn’t Do for Me

Grown Children, Motherhood
October 20, 2022
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By Jenni Brennan

I Do for My Kids What My Parents Didn’t Do for Me

Sometimes I get mad when I rearrange my work schedule so I can make it to my son’s high school…

Grown Children

When Mom Died, We Had Tea

My Mother Raised Me To Go On Without Her

My Toxic Father Does Not Define Me

Where Have All the Puppet Shows Gone?

It’s Her Time To Fly

Publix Holiday Ad Nails It: You Never Outgrow Needing Your Mom

Being a Mom of Grown Children Is Beautiful Too

One Day I’ll Wish I Could Hear Their Voices Again, So I’m Saving Messages From My Parents

God Gave Me Babies Who Grew Up

6 Simple Words Mom Says That Mean Everything

A Grandmother’s Love Never Dies

I Do for My Kids What My Parents Didn’t Do for Me

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