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To My Tween at 5th Grade Graduation: You’re Ready

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…

Parents, can we agree to let our tweens be kids for a little while longer? Being a tween doesn’t mean the kid years are over. It doesn’t mean…

Awhile back, my soon to be 4th grader said something to me that really stuck with me. “Mom, I think they should let us take our STAAR test at…

Underwear. Shorts. T-shirt. Stuffed animal. One by one my son packed each item into his Batman suitcase, mumbling under his…

I recently captioned a photo of myself with my daughters, “My sweet little best friends” and I was disheartened when someone commented, “You…

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