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Dear Teens, I’m Sorry You’re Stuck With “That” Mom

Dear teens, I’m sorry you got “that” mom. I’m sorry you got that mom who will always ask where you are going—and actually…

Dear children, I don’t know what it’s like growing up in your generation. There are a lot of things about it that seem exciting. And a…

Hey mom of a middle school boy, can we talk, mom-to-mom? I need you to check in with your son to see how he’s treating his classmates. You…

My only son is going to be 12 in a couple of months. I never had any brothers. I know a couple of things about boys his age—like the funky smells,…

It’s the day our son has been waiting for. The big dance is tonight. He has made plans with multiple friends, and even scouted out transportation…

My daughter is 12 and almost as tall as I am. Tonight, she put her head on my shoulder when she hugged me. I said, “This is better than when…

The other day my 11-year old daughter came up to me, her hair still dripping from her shower and her arms filled with a hair dryer and a flat iron.…

When I was involved in extracurricular activities, I would often look in the crowd for my parents and find that they weren’t there. I would search…

Dear daughter, I need to apologize. I did something to you the other day that I’ve tried to teach you over and over and over again not to…

There is no greater joy than watching a child’s face light up when he opens a gift he loves. More often than not, however, that toy usually is…