As a Nurse, This Is How I Prepared My Daughter for Her First Period
I don't remember my first period, which means my mother had me well prepared. This doesn't mean I was okay…
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I don't remember my first period, which means my mother had me well prepared. This doesn't mean I was okay…
Continue ReadingTo my high school junior, Each year, these back-to-school letters get more difficult to write. Wanting to capture all that…
Continue ReadingWe stand together silently in the short line at 7:58 a.m. Next to me, my almost-teenage son scuffles his feet…
Continue ReadingI’m no longer the last person he says goodnight to. That’s a hard pill to swallow. Here we are, just…
Continue ReadingAs my kids grow older I see the academic pressure mounting. Instead of going to school to learn and stretch…
Continue ReadingThere’s something about football boys. Maybe it’s the sunrise practices when the heat is too strong mid-afternoon. Or maybe it’s…
Continue ReadingI wasn’t prepared for this time in our life together. I wasn’t given enough warning on how I would be…
Continue ReadingAn encouragement to the mom of the strong-willed child . . . I didn’t realize that was a thing in…
Continue Reading“…so when we run the 6-2, I shift to the front after serve receive, but for the 5-1 it’s different,…
Continue ReadingA new chapter begins. High school. I know you are feeling a mix of nervousness and excitement. High school is…
Continue ReadingI’m at this stage of parenting. You know, the one when I hardly catch their faces in photos anymore but…
Continue ReadingI've made a lot of mistakes, but I have nearly four teens now, and I've learned a lot the hard…
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