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To the Hard-Working Student, I See You

Dear beautiful child, I want you to know that I see you. I see you working harder than some of your peers have to. I see you spending afternoons at…

Dear Mom, I told everybody at school that you said, “If you keep rolling your eyes at me, one day they’ll get stuck in the up position…

You never think you’re ready to let go of your kids. But I promise you Mama, you’re readier than you believe. You’ve been practicing the…

I let it happen again yesterday. I was just sitting there, casually conversing with some parents, when someone asked, “So, what classes are…

Behind your closed door, I stand. Mostly about to burst in with freshly folded laundry or to catch a word of the muted laughter floating through the…

“I don’t think she likes me,” my daughter stated matter-of-factly. It was the third time that week she’d made a…

The US Food and Drug Administration has a new warning for parents: don’t let your kids use cosmetics sold by Claire’s—they may contain…

Let me just get one thing straight right away: I’m not a fan of yours. Maybe if we got to know each other outside of the school gym, in a situation…

I stood in the bathroom with only one eye open. In the glaring light coming from above the mirror, one thing was perfectly clear . . . my eyebrows…

Last week, I wore my heavy wool socks and snow boots to walk the dog on a cold winter day. In the middle of my two-mile jaunt, I realized my left…

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