By Dena Wells-Wilson Dear Mom, From Your Teen Daughter
Dear Mom: We’ve spent 17 years together, so where do I start? I know raising me hasn’t been a graceful…
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By Kirstyn Wegner Recharging is Good For My Mama Soul
My daughter is 13. It’s a tough age for any child, but her situation is complicated by her ever-shifting feelings…
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By Dana Storino I Love Having Teenagers in Our Family
Families, like people, evolve. Nothing stays the same, and I suppose that’s a good thing. It’s nice when change occurs…
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By Rachel Taylor You’ll Miss Them in Your Arms, But You’ll Love Who They Become
For years I was in the trenches of motherhood. My firstborn needed to feel my touch. If he didn't, he…
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Dear Teen, I’m Down To 5 Years Left With You
And then there were five. Five measly years left with you. How could that ever be enough? How could five…
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By Lori Jones Can I Tell You a Secret? The Teen Years Really Aren’t That Bad.
It seemed the moment the pregnancy test showed a positive result, the loads of advice from well-meaning parents appeared as…
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By Carole Johnston My Teen’s First Job is a Milestone For Us Both
I bit my lip as I watched my nervous 15-year-old son walk around the outside of the log-cabin-like restaurant, searching…
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By Jenny Rapson New Viral TikTok Challenge Encourages Teens To Post School Vandalism
Because there hasn't really been any news about schools lately (are you picking up my sarcasm??), the teens of TikTok…
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Our Teens Let Go First
For the adolescents in my nest, everything seems too big. There is no context or perspective, only borderless heartache and…
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I’m Not Ready For Her To Grow Up, But She Is
I picked up this baby girl dressed in the pink-and-white-checkered romper with a pink bow on top of her bald…
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By Mehr Piracha Lee You See a Teenage Boy, I See My Baby and Every Moment In Between
I’m a mess in this moment, you guys. You’re probably looking at this picture and just seeing a kid walking…
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By Esther Goetz I’m Not Enough For My Teen Daughter, So I’m Grateful For Her Friends
I could see she was holding back tears as she walked down the steps of the school bus and into…
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