Can I Tell You a Secret? The Teen Years Really Aren’t That Bad.
It seemed the moment the pregnancy test showed a positive result, the loads of advice from well-meaning parents appeared as…
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It seemed the moment the pregnancy test showed a positive result, the loads of advice from well-meaning parents appeared as…
Continue ReadingI am a first-time football mom. I am your football mom. And, tonight, on the eve of your very first game, I…
Continue ReadingI picked up this baby girl dressed in the pink-and-white-checkered romper with a pink bow on top of her bald…
Continue ReadingIt’s mid-afternoon, the slowest part of the day. I’ve spent the day dealing with meals and schedules, tasks, chores, jobs,…
Continue ReadingMy children frequently take my breath away, whether with their beauty (because, oh, my, these children are beautiful, aren’t they?)…
Continue ReadingIt was supposed to be a joke. His younger siblings were getting bubble bath for Christmas, knowing he no longer…
Continue ReadingWhen my daughter was 10, every time I told her she had a beautiful voice, she’d shrug and say, “I…
Continue ReadingI read a lot of parenting blogs. And books and magazines. Plus, I follow a ton of writer-moms on social…
Continue ReadingThese two teens are my favorite people on the planet. Always were, always will be. I will take them in…
Continue ReadingI love looking at my children. I always have. I remember rocking them, holding them just so I could look…
Continue ReadingMy dear daughter, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but we are not best friends. I know I have told you…
Continue ReadingI never knew how quickly tears could sneak up on me until I became a mother. A few nights ago,…
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