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Motherhood, Tween
October 28, 2019
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I Am Done Letting Pressure Rule Her Childhood

I scratch my daughter’s back. I read to her. I lay on her floor until she falls asleep and then I tiptoe over to the door and quietly try to turn…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 17, 2019
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Parenting is Harder Now So I’m Parenting Harder

Being irrelevant to my teenager daughter sounds amusing and inconsequential. Becoming irrelevant is different. It’s heartbreaking. The…

Gift Guides, Products We Love, Teen, Tween
October 11, 2019
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15 Gifts for Tween and Teen Girls That Won’t Make Them Roll Their Eyes

No one can be as fickle as an adolescent girl, which can make gift-giving tricky. This guide has something for every girl, no matter what she is into…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 9, 2019
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I Wasn’t Ready For This

I can remember when I received a bag of hand-me-downs from a friend whose little girl had outgrown her size 10 clothing. My baby, at the time, was…

Products We Love, Tween
September 19, 2019
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12 Books to Rediscover With Your Tween

I have a tween daughter who, since the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, loves to read. A few years ago, I started a list of books I wanted…

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
September 13, 2019
6 Minute Read

Dear Son, What Did I Do to Deserve You?

I think it was about the age my son turned 10 there became new boundaries: too big for cuddles, tickling or crawling into my bed anymore, and most of…