By Jessica Johnston Dear Teenagers, Be Patient While I Let Go
To my teenagers, Be patient with me as I learn to let you go. I know it’s time. I know…
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By Rachel Carpenter Dear Teenage Daughter, I Remember What It Was like to Be You
Dear Teenager: I know how you feel. You may think I do not. I am your mother—a relic from another…
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By Whitney Fleming I am a Mom of Teens, and I Thought I Would be Better at This by Now
I'm the mom of teenagers, and I thought I'd be better at this by now. I thought I would learn…
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By Elisa Cinelli My Best Friend Was a Mean Girl
From elementary school to high school, Leslie and I were inseparable. In third grade, we sat in the back of…
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Live in Virginia? Your Teen Could Be Thrown In Jail for Trick-or-Treating
Last night at dinner, my three daughters talked about what they would dress up as for Halloween. One was going…
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By Jennifer Kish Our Babies Grow When We Aren’t Looking
I was going to sit with the baby this morning but the laundry was piled sky high. I placed her…
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By Heather Duckworth Dear Daughter, Hide These Truths in Your Heart as You Become a Woman
I was typing at my computer from the back porch when the sounds of giggles interrupted my thoughts. I looked…
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By Carolyn Moore There’s No Tired Like Mom Tired
My alarm used to go off Monday through Friday at 3:15 a.m. I’d drive the few miles to the TV…
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I Want to do More Than Just Survive my Teenager
I saw a post on social media the other day that showed a picture of a coffee mug. The mug…
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This North Dakota Homecoming Queen is Capturing Hearts Everywhere
When Paula and Kevin Burckard’s third child was born, she arrived with a little something extra the North Dakota couple…
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By Beth Mund Why I Got a Tattoo With My Teenage Daughters
“We should get a tattoo, Mom.” I laughed. I knew it was just my younger daughter, Sarah’s way of getting…
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By Michelle Koch A Bad Teen Can Become a Good Man
Many of us have heard our child's grandparents knowingly chuckle as they speak of payback. How it is our turn…
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