By Amy Keyes It’s the Summer before Senior Year
How quickly I find myself here again. The summer before senior year. Standing at the intersection of a series of…
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I’m Not Really Sure How To Do This Teenager Thing
I was not prepared to be a mother of teenagers. Sure, I was warned by other parents about the difficult…
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By Tracy Harper When “What’s Next?” Starts to Feel Like a Test
They were sitting side by side, comparing what came next. One was finishing her senior year of high school, talking…
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By Tera Christianson The Bittersweet Gift of One Last Summer at Home
There is a strange kind of grief that comes with watching your children become exactly who you prayed they would…
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By Brittany Tokas Dear Daughter, You Are Strong and Brave and Capable
Middle school you is becoming self-conscious. That’s normal, we knew this would happen. Honestly, I am impressed it took this…
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By Deanna Ryan Soon There Will Be No More Breakfasts To Make
T-minus 44 days until a new beginning- Math has never been my strong suit or my favorite subject, but it…
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By Cat Borg She’s 13 and Figuring Life Out
We’re in the teen years now. The years that were always way off in the future. Those times that seemed…
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By Charissa Bates One Day I’ll Miss These Drives To and From School
I am at the school for the third or fourth time today. I have honestly lost track of how many…
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By Chelsea Drown The Little Girl I Knew Is Becoming a Young Woman
I didn’t realize becoming a teenager would be such a huge step in her life. Now, as we approach another…
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By Kristin Johnson We Delayed Giving Our Teen a Phone; It Was Worth It
We made a decision early on not to give our kids phones or smart watches when most of their friends…
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By Abby McDonald Time Is All We Have with our Kids
A few weeks ago, I made a mistake no mother of a teenage driver wants to make: I watched from…
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By Aimee C. Trafton Mothering a Middle School Daughter Is New
My daughter and I went swimming today. A hobby that has always bonded the two of us, our shared love…
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