Sometimes It Sucks Being the Mean Parents
It’s the day our son has been waiting for. The big dance is tonight. He has made plans with multiple…
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It’s the day our son has been waiting for. The big dance is tonight. He has made plans with multiple…
Continue ReadingAbout a decade ago, my three young daughters and I rode up a hotel elevator with a couple who appeared…
Continue ReadingThe death of a young person always takes my breath away; there is nothing more unnatural than a child or…
Continue ReadingMy daughter is 12 and almost as tall as I am. Tonight, she put her head on my shoulder when…
Continue ReadingDear daughter, I’m writing this far in advance of the day you will start dating, but I’m preparing myself for…
Continue ReadingWhen I was involved in extracurricular activities, I would often look in the crowd for my parents and find that…
Continue ReadingTo the mother whispering through gritted teeth to her teenage daughter in the checkout line at Costco . . . …
Continue ReadingMy daughter turned 16 recently. It was a big one. THE big one. We spent months planning the long-dreamed-for "Sweet…
Continue ReadingThis week, my husband is traveling, which leaves me home with the kids. In my house, that means a revolving…
Continue ReadingI've truly enjoyed raising my kids. Sure, it's been exhausting—the laundry, the cooking meals, the shuttling to all the activities—but…
Continue ReadingThree men live in my house now. Once there was just one man and two rowdy little boys, but one…
Continue ReadingDear daughter, I need to apologize. I did something to you the other day that I’ve tried to teach you…
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