By Whitney Fleming Dear Teens, I’m Sorry You’re Stuck With “That” Mom
Dear teens, I'm sorry you got "that" mom. I'm sorry you got that mom who will always ask where you…
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By Jennifer Thompson Dear Kids, I May Not Always Understand Your World, But I’m Always Here For You
Dear children, I don't know what it's like growing up in your generation. There are a lot of things about…
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16 Texts Moms of Teens Dream of Getting
I once got the following text from my 15-year-old shortly after she'd eaten lunch at school (if a meal consisting…
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By Jenny Rapson This Gillette Ad Shows Boys How Real Men Behave
Sing it with me now, kids of the 80s and 90s, "Gillette! The best a man can geeeeet!" It's a…
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By Anne Metz Dear Moms of Middle School Boys, I’m Counting on You
Hey mom of a middle school boy, can we talk, mom-to-mom? I need you to check in with your son…
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Dear Teenage Daughter, I Will Be Right Here Waiting For You to Come Back to Me
The shift was slow and subtle. First, you pulled away slightly as I put my arm around you walking out…
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By Andrea Remke When “The Talk” Comes in the Middle of Aisle 8
My only son is going to be 12 in a couple of months. I never had any brothers. I know…
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By Julie Saint To My 16-Year-Old Son, I See You
I see you roll your eyes when I tell you for the one-thousandth time that the roads are probably a…
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By Leslie Deane-Mountjoy 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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I’m Raising Great Teens, So Why Am I So Exhausted?
About a decade ago, my three young daughters and I rode up a hotel elevator with a couple who appeared…
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Grieving Aunt Shares Warning After Nephew Dies: “There Can Be No Experimenting”
The death of a young person always takes my breath away; there is nothing more unnatural than a child or…
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By Stephanie Freybler The Kids Get Bigger and Motherhood Only Gets Better
My daughter is 12 and almost as tall as I am. Tonight, she put her head on my shoulder when…
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