Our College Visit Disaster: What You Should Learn from My Mistakes
With a song in my heart, I got in the car to drive my daughter to our first college visit. …
Continue ReadingWith a song in my heart, I got in the car to drive my daughter to our first college visit. …
Continue ReadingI think one of the hardest things about launching your big kids is wondering what baggage they will take with…
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Continue ReadingMy firstborn son is a senior in high school this year. I don’t even know how I feel about that.…
Continue ReadingMillions of tween and teenage girls have read Judy Blume's coming-of-age classic, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret since…
Continue ReadingThe following six ways to nurture relationships with your teens are a good reminder to me and hopefully you. We…
Continue ReadingI received the call at 8 p.m. My 16-year-old son’s name flashed across the screen. What I am about to…
Continue ReadingMy son got a haircut today, and when he got up from the stylist’s chair I almost cried. The stylist…
Continue ReadingI’m in the car, utterly exhausted, back aching. My 17-year-old son is in the passenger seat, his attention glued, as…
Continue ReadingSmiling is easy to fake. Pretending to be cheerful doesn’t require any special skills. Giving the illusion of being a…
Continue ReadingThey all say it’s coming. I have an inkling it might be true. Yet I’m holding on–I’m believing the same…
Continue ReadingThe day my son turned 15, I was overcome by fear and anxiety. An impending doom like a little, black,…
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