What I’m About to Experience Is the Nightmare of Every Parent of a Teenager
I received the call at 8 p.m. My 16-year-old son’s name flashed across the screen. What I am about to…
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I 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,…
Continue ReadingMemory ghosts dance in the periphery of my mind. Even though three weeks have passed since I dropped her off—my…
Continue ReadingI wasn’t counting. I was feeding you on the sofa in the dark, I was rereading the directions on a…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a kid, my parents had a definite cutoff age for trick-or-treating. As we entered the middle school…
Continue ReadingWhen my oldest son started his senior year of high school, I felt like I was back to being pregnant…
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago I ran away and I brought my family with me. It’s become my favorite thing to…
Continue ReadingPromposals are cute. But, even for the sweetest questions, it’s okay if the answer is not yes. I have more…
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