Dear Child, You Are Not Responsible for How Anyone Else Feels about You
Dear kiddo, I have so many dreams for you. A million hopes and desires run through my mind every day…
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Dear kiddo, I have so many dreams for you. A million hopes and desires run through my mind every day…
Continue ReadingIn my mid-40s, I began to long for a baby. We didn’t get much encouragement from friends and family. My…
Continue ReadingHere I am, once again, in the passenger seat. The driver’s side mirrors are adjusted a little higher. The seat…
Continue ReadingWe all know about mean girls. They're in the movies we go to see, the television shows we watch, and…
Continue ReadingWhen my son was newly diagnosed with autism, I was reading everything—the good, the bad, and the ugly. So much…
Continue ReadingSo much parenting advice asks us to envision bridges as a metaphor for finding the path forward–bridges we need to…
Continue ReadingWhen you’re parenting preteens and teens, it sometimes feels like you are an unpaid Uber driver. It can be a…
Continue ReadingSometimes loving a teen looks like making new Kraft Mac & Cheese at 4 a.m. My oldest packs her lunch…
Continue ReadingThe journey of a special needs parent is both stunningly beautiful and utterly heartbreaking. Often with one coming closely on…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a little girl, I asked my dad when I could date. His response was like most dads…
Continue ReadingWhat Aimee Larsen first thought was a stomach bug turned out to be something much more terrifying for her young…
Continue ReadingHe’s 13. I could stop there, and most parents would simply shake their heads, give me a look of sympathy,…
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