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…
Continue ReadingI’m a mess in this moment, you guys. You’re probably looking at this picture and just seeing a kid walking…
Continue ReadingI could see she was holding back tears as she walked down the steps of the school bus and into…
Continue ReadingI still smell my son’s head. He is 18 and witty and a homebody and his hair always smells like, well,…
Continue ReadingMy 14-year-old texted me from her break at work, telling me she felt impending doom. You don’t know my daughter,…
Continue ReadingWhen my daughter was 10, every time I told her she had a beautiful voice, she’d shrug and say, “I…
Continue ReadingMy husband bought me a dress for our wedding anniversary, which is the first time in 25 years that he…
Continue ReadingI read a lot of parenting blogs. And books and magazines. Plus, I follow a ton of writer-moms on social…
Continue ReadingThese two teens are my favorite people on the planet. Always were, always will be. I will take them in…
Continue ReadingI love looking at my children. I always have. I remember rocking them, holding them just so I could look…
Continue ReadingMy dear daughter, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but we are not best friends. I know I have told you…
Continue ReadingI never knew how quickly tears could sneak up on me until I became a mother. A few nights ago,…
Continue ReadingI’m not sure why no one ever talks about it, but parenting older kids feels lonely sometimes. It’s the weirdest…
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