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Dear 8th Grade Graduate: Thanks for Letting Go of My Hand

You let go of my hand and walked slowly through the door. You turned your chestnut head to look at me one more time, and then you blew me a kiss. My…

You’re not supposed to be here, you know. You’re just a baby, and babies don’t sit in the front seat. Everyone knows that. But, here you are.…

I was at the kitchen sink late in the evening, scrubbing the stoneware baking dish and serving spoons from dinner. Actually, I had been planning on…

I’ve been kicked out of the dressing room. How did this happen? A month ago, I was helping you try on your first day of school outfit for…

I thought I would be more sad than this. I walked with my daughter to school this morning. I say with instead of to, because at age 11, long after…

It unfolded in an instant. Her sky-blue eyes split between teenage-anger and childlike tears. As her growing, 9-year-old body couldn’t quite…

The words disgusted me when I read them: “I waited for you after the game, but no show. Probably a good thing for you! I will see you someday.”…

“Mom, why can’t we hang from power lines?” “But mom, where does power come from?” “Mama, why can birds sit on…

When I couldn’t get my 2-year-old to poop on the potty, I was totally unprepared for this to be a thing. Poop refusal? Who knew? So I…

“Oh, please. It’s not a big deal. It’s nothing to get so upset about.” I have to stop myself from uttering those words…

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