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I Wouldn’t Want to Switch Places with My Teenagers

Teen
September 4, 2019
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By Whitney Fleming

I Wouldn’t Want to Switch Places with My Teenagers

If you are the parent of a teenager, you've probably lectured them a few times about how hard the real…

Use the “Rule of 5″—And Other Things I Want My Freshman to Know

Teen
August 30, 2019
18.9K Views
7 Minute Read

By Meredith Bleakley

Use the “Rule of 5″—And Other Things I Want My Freshman to Know

“My stomach is full of butterflies!” “I feel like I could puke!” “Eeekkk, I’m so nervous!!” “This is scary!” Those…

I Don’t Have Sons, But I See Your Little Boy Growing Up

Kids, Teen, Tween
August 23, 2019
3.9K Views
2 Minute Read

By Whitney Fleming

I Don’t Have Sons, But I See Your Little Boy Growing Up

I don't have any boys. My house is about as estrogen-charged as one can get with three teenage daughters living…

Dear Son, You’re Not Done Needing Me Yet

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
August 21, 2019
6K Views
3 Minute Read

By Jessica Johnston

Dear Son, You’re Not Done Needing Me Yet

You don't need me for a lot of things, but you're not done needing me yet. You're becoming a man-child…

Motherhood, Teen
August 12, 2019
2.5K Views
3 Minute Read

By Anne Metz

Dear Teen, Your Mother Delights in You

I was there the first time you belly laughed. You found something uproariously funny and as that laugh bubbled up…

Dear Teen: I’ll Never Stop Asking For One More Moment With You

Teen, Tween
August 4, 2019
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3 Minute Read

By Whitney Fleming

Dear Teen: I’ll Never Stop Asking For One More Moment With You

They will say no most of the time. When you ask them to watch a movie on a Friday night.…

You Are the Last Great Love of Our Lives

Motherhood, Teen
July 30, 2019
3.5K Views
5 Minute Read

By Amy Betters-Midtvedt

You Are the Last Great Love of Our Lives

Dear sweet last child (aka baby number five), I look around this joint and feel I owe you an apology.…

Teen
July 29, 2019
15.1K Views
5 Minute Read

By Katie Faris

Somehow, My Baby is Turning 13

I look at you, son, standing eye to eye, and I want to say I can’t believe you’re turning 13…

I Just Left a Piece of My Heart in a College Dorm

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
July 22, 2019
8.2K Views
5 Minute Read

By Susan Greco

I Just Left a Piece of My Heart in a College Dorm

I saw Hoda Kotb today in New York about to start her third hour of The Today Show. I waved…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
July 20, 2019
5K Views
3 Minute Read

By Her View From Home

Older Kids Are Magic, Too

My kids are growing up. They’re growing up fast. When they were tiny everyone said, “Enjoy it. It goes by…

Faith, Motherhood, Teen
July 16, 2019
6K Views
4 Minute Read

By Jelise Ballon

Parenting Teens is a Test of My Faith

Parenting teens is hard. But not really in the ways they tell you. The hard stuff isn't the eye-rolling, back-talk,…

Motherhood, Teen
July 10, 2019
5K Views
3 Minute Read

By Elizabeth Spencer

To My Teenager: We’ll Do This Together

To my teenager, I’m sorry. I’m sorry for what I said this morning. I’m sorry for the way I said…

Teen

I Wouldn’t Want to Switch Places with My Teenagers

Use the “Rule of 5″—And Other Things I Want My Freshman to Know

I Don’t Have Sons, But I See Your Little Boy Growing Up

Dear Son, You’re Not Done Needing Me Yet

Dear Teen, Your Mother Delights in You

Dear Teen: I’ll Never Stop Asking For One More Moment With You

You Are the Last Great Love of Our Lives

Somehow, My Baby is Turning 13

I Just Left a Piece of My Heart in a College Dorm

Older Kids Are Magic, Too

Parenting Teens is a Test of My Faith

To My Teenager: We’ll Do This Together

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