I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder
My son took me out for a Coke on Friday. He’s gotten his learner’s permit, so he drove and navigated…
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By Jess Ronne Mom, You Did the Best You Could and it Was Enough
“Hey, come here a minute,” I motioned to my 19-year-old son, Caleb. "I have a question for you." “What?" He…
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By Lisa Bonnema These Sacred Middle Years
They tell you it flies by. They tell you to savor it. But in the thick of sleepless nights and…
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Loving a Son is Letting Go and Waiting For Him To Come Back To You
My oldest son, you are entering new corners of the world. Corners in which I am not allowed to enter…
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By Laura A. Wackwitz Young Love Matters
I was 12 the first time I fell in love. His name was Keith. We were in seventh grade together…
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By Mikala Albertson To the Mom of a Teenage Boy: I Know It’s Hard to Tell, But He Loves You
If you are the mother of a teenage boy, you need to hear this one. Your child loves you. I…
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By Jenni Brennan I Get a Front-Row Seat to My Son Growing Up From the High School Parking Lot
I’ve been in some scary places in my lifetime. But hands down one of the scariest places I’ve ever been…
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By Christine Hartjes I Can Feel My Teen Daughter Slipping Away
Your door is always closed, never exposing your feelings to me. I ask questions you don’t want to answer—I worry…
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By Jill Windham No One Prepares You For the First Christmas Your Last Baby Doesn’t Believe Anymore
No one prepares you for the first Christmas your last baby doesn’t believe anymore. You’ll look at the elves and…
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By Leslie Means The Magic of Christmas Doesn’t Go Away When Your Kids Are Teens—It Just Gets Better
I’ve been told the holiday magic changes as our kids get older. I suppose this is true. “Santa stops visiting,”…
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By Jennifer Thompson Someday the Stuff Will Go—And When it Does, So Will She
For the past few days, I’ve been roaming around the house seeing the clutter. The piles. The mess. The extra.…
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By Her View From Home 20 Gifts For Tween and Teen Girls
For some reason, when our girls hit the tween and teen years, gifting suddenly gets tricky. We want to give…
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