Connecting with My Teen Son Will Always Be Worth the Wait
So much of parenting teens is just waiting around, whether it's in the car picking them up, reading in waiting…
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So much of parenting teens is just waiting around, whether it's in the car picking them up, reading in waiting…
Continue Reading“Hey Mom, can you straighten my hair?” she asks. I gladly oblige. Because it’s not often that she needs—or wants—my…
Continue ReadingHe’s gone. I’ve felt him being pulled away as if by a magnet for months. A year, maybe? The centrifugal…
Continue ReadingI am middle-aged. I honestly don’t know how or when I got here, but it’s legit. It’s not just in the…
Continue ReadingIn the cold blue winter light, I would nurse my son, his mouth small like a sparrow, his breath warm…
Continue ReadingThey told me not to blink, but I was too overwhelmed learning how to become a mother. They told me…
Continue ReadingAdolescence. It’s such a strange time—it’s difficult for the parents to navigate, but it’s also hard on the kid. It’s…
Continue ReadingTo the new parents next to Room 9: I saw you when we were unloading our luggage today. I watched…
Continue ReadingI observed my son today from a distance. I marveled at the subtle changes I saw: The squaring of his…
Continue ReadingAlthough I knew it was coming soon, I didn’t know today would be the day. I’ve pushed it to the…
Continue ReadingWhen I was 16, my social living teacher at Berkeley High School had us write letters to ourselves. She told…
Continue ReadingThere is a time that lives in my heart that feels like it’s straight out of a Star Wars intro.…
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