The Mental Load of Mothering a Teen
“Kids are messy.” I remember my mother telling me that, long ago when I was pregnant with my first daughter, and…
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“Kids are messy.” I remember my mother telling me that, long ago when I was pregnant with my first daughter, and…
Continue Reading14 is sulking shoulders, guttural sighs, melodramatic eye rolls when you can't tell the difference between Josh Dun and Tyler…
Continue ReadingToday started unusually chaotic and rushed. The kids slept in since they’d been up late all week trying to catch…
Continue ReadingTo my teenagers, Be patient with me as I learn to let you go. I know it’s time. I know…
Continue ReadingDear Teenager: I know how you feel. You may think I do not. I am your mother—a relic from another…
Continue ReadingI'm the mom of teenagers, and I thought I'd be better at this by now. I thought I would learn…
Continue ReadingFrom elementary school to high school, Leslie and I were inseparable. In third grade, we sat in the back of…
Continue ReadingLast night at dinner, my three daughters talked about what they would dress up as for Halloween. One was going…
Continue ReadingI was going to sit with the baby this morning but the laundry was piled sky high. I placed her…
Continue ReadingI was typing at my computer from the back porch when the sounds of giggles interrupted my thoughts. I looked…
Continue ReadingMy alarm used to go off Monday through Friday at 3:15 a.m. I’d drive the few miles to the TV…
Continue ReadingI saw a post on social media the other day that showed a picture of a coffee mug. The mug…
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