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Dear Mom, You’re My Biggest Fan and it Means So Much

Grown Children, Motherhood
October 23, 2019
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By Elizabeth Spencer

Dear Mom, You’re My Biggest Fan and it Means So Much

Dear Mom, You’ve been my #1 fan my whole life. You were my fan even before I was born, even…

Even Though My Mom Can’t Remember Me, She Knows Me

Grown Children, Motherhood
October 8, 2019
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By Lauren Dykovitz

Even Though My Mom Can’t Remember Me, She Knows Me

When I tell someone my mom has Alzheimer’s, the first thing they usually ask is, “Does she know who you…

Grief, Grown Children
October 7, 2019
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By Lauren Dykovitz

I Worry About My Mom’s Death Every Day

I started writing my mom’s eulogy the other day. Not on paper, but in my head. Nothing has happened. Nothing…

Parents, We’ve Created “The Loneliest Generation”—Here’s What We Need To Do About it Now

Grown Children, Kids, Teen
September 16, 2019
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By Priscilla Baker

Parents, We’ve Created “The Loneliest Generation”—Here’s What We Need To Do About it Now

This post originally appeared on the author's Facebook page. Having had no fewer than 12 students (male and female) sob…

Thanks For Everything, Grandma and Grandpa

Grown Children, Living
September 8, 2019
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By Melinda Tietsort

Thanks For Everything, Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa, Thanks for showing me what it means to be committed in marriage. You stuck together through the…

Grief, Grown Children, Motherhood
September 7, 2019
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By Kristin Schlegel

Dear Young Mom, I Wish I Was You Again

Dear young mama, First, let me apologize. I am guilty of saying “enjoy every minute” and “they’ll be grown before…

Grown Children
August 26, 2019
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By Libby Pearson

Thank You For the Good Years, Mom

Dearest mom, I have always and will always love you, but we can’t stay in our relationship. After years of…

Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood
August 25, 2019
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By Esther Goetz

To the Parents Saying Goodbye

I’m awake. It’s 4 a.m. Just 45 minutes ago, I heard the garage door open and close for the last…

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 18, 2019
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By Amy Geurden

I’m a Grown-Boy Mom Now

I have an adult child. My oldest son walked across the stage a few months ago and received his high…

Here’s What I Know About Parenting, There’s Never Enough Time

Grown Children, Kids
August 16, 2019
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By Misty Brewer Lee

Here’s What I Know About Parenting, There’s Never Enough Time

When you first have children they talk about the challenges of parenting, the struggles of a baby waking in the…

Better Late Than Never: An Apology to My Mother

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 10, 2019
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By Angela Williams Glenn

Better Late Than Never: An Apology to My Mother

Dear Mom, I didn’t begin to understand the unrealistic impossible expectations I put on you. I would easily forgive Dad’s…

I Just Left a Piece of My Heart in a College Dorm

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
July 22, 2019
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By Susan Greco

I Just Left a Piece of My Heart in a College Dorm

I saw Hoda Kotb today in New York about to start her third hour of The Today Show. I waved…

Grown Children

Dear Mom, You’re My Biggest Fan and it Means So Much

Even Though My Mom Can’t Remember Me, She Knows Me

I Worry About My Mom’s Death Every Day

Parents, We’ve Created “The Loneliest Generation”—Here’s What We Need To Do About it Now

Thanks For Everything, Grandma and Grandpa

Dear Young Mom, I Wish I Was You Again

Thank You For the Good Years, Mom

To the Parents Saying Goodbye

I’m a Grown-Boy Mom Now

Here’s What I Know About Parenting, There’s Never Enough Time

Better Late Than Never: An Apology to My Mother

I Just Left a Piece of My Heart in a College Dorm

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