I Wasn’t Built for Raising Teens but I Was Made to Be Their Mom
When my kids were little, I was always looking to the next phase—when I’m done nursing, when they sleep through…
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By Charissa Bates Please Be Kind To Teenage Workers
“Thanks for being kind to me,” a teenager tells me at the fast food restaurant window as he hands me…
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By Krystal Sieben The World is Different and So are Our Kids
It’s a sunny Tuesday afternoon, I pull up to the yellow curb and hear the flag jangling against the pole.…
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By Kim Brown Reiner The Muscle of Missing You in College
My parents dropped me off at Dascomb Hall in Oberlin College way before cell phones or initials in neon lights…
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So God Made a Cheer Mom
I’ve never been a sports mom, especially not football. I don’t understand what a first down, punt, or defensive tackle…
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By Jennifer Kennedy Senior Year Feels Like the Last Chapter of Your Favorite Book
The start of your child’s senior year in high school feels like you’re about to begin the last chapter of…
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Sometimes the Coach’s Kid Decides Not to Play
Over breakfast this morning before getting on the bus, my son casually mentioned that he planned to try out for…
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By Megan Hollinger I’m Happy He Loves College, But I Miss Him
We dropped our firstborn son off at college two weeks ago. It may as well have been two years ago…
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By Amy Keyes A Boy Can Grow Up in the Blink of an Eye
This summer, every morning at 6:45 am sharp, my youngest son corralled me out the door so that he would…
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By Jenny Albers There’s Something Special About Cross Country Kids
After each practice, each meet, as they shuffle to the car with beet-red faces and Jello-like legs, it’s easy to…
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By Angela Williams Glenn There’s Something about a Softball Player
There’s just something about a softball player. The sun in the scorching summer heat beats down on her. It may…
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Dear Seniors, Oh the Places You’ll Go!
Dear seniors, I’m pretty sure you’ve all read that book Oh The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss. In fact,…
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