Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go
Light shone down from a cyan sky as we parked the car in the college admissions lot. It was a…
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By Amy Keyes Spring of Senior Year Is the Dress Rehearsal for Letting Go
As a teacher, I count the time in school days. And as a proud Midwesterner for life, I also count…
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By Erin Eddy There’s Beauty In the Teen Years Too
From the random dirty dishes presently cluttering our basement to the constant eye-rolling I'm privy to, it's evident that there…
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By Tracey Connors I Can’t Hold My Teen In My Arms Anymore, but My Love Supports Her Still
One of my kids is and always has been anxious. She was born a little anxious, a little unsure, and…
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I Love Watching My Boy become a Man
My oldest son is 14, dangling dangerously close to 15, the one year I have left before he starts driving…
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By Stephanie Gibbons Be Present In This Middle-Aged Motherhood
Oh, to be a middle-aged mom. I’m sitting in tiny coffee shop sipping iced coffee when I notice two little…
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By Amy Martin I’ll Always Have More To Tell You
My newly driving 15-year-old grabbed his book bag and yelled, “Bye Mom!” on his way out the door. I managed…
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What Memories Will They Take from This Room?
The other day I braved my basement. It's not a place I go often. The fleeting years of LEGOs and…
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It’s the First and Last Year He’ll Be Wearing My Shoes
When did this happen? My son and I have the same shoe size. The last month, here in the Northeast,…
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By Crystal Fulmer Your Teenage Son Still Loves You—Just Differently
My eldest is turning sixteen in a little over three weeks. I still remember his hand in mine—up to the…
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By Kelsey Scism Nobody Talks about This Part of Senior Year
Here’s what we know about senior year: It goes by fast. It’s full. It's emotional. It’s busy. Each successive last…
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They Say Teens Will Come Back To You, But This Part Feels Hard
People tell me, "She'll come back to you." I hold onto those words like a lifeline, repeating them in my…
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