By Leslie Deane-Mountjoy Sometimes It Sucks Being the Mean Parents
It’s the day our son has been waiting for. The big dance is tonight. He has made plans with multiple…
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By Stephanie Freybler The Kids Get Bigger and Motherhood Only Gets Better
My daughter is 12 and almost as tall as I am. Tonight, she put her head on my shoulder when…
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By Heather Duckworth I’m Watching Her Become a Young Lady Before My Eyes
The other day my 11-year old daughter came up to me, her hair still dripping from her shower and her…
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By Anastasia Smothers Dear Kids, I’m Going to Miss Some of Your Games…but It’s Not Because I Don’t Want to Be There
When I was involved in extracurricular activities, I would often look in the crowd for my parents and find that…
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By Sandra Samoska To My Pre-Teen, I’m Sorry For Judging You
Dear daughter, I need to apologize. I did something to you the other day that I’ve tried to teach you…
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When You Have a Tween Girl
The door slams with a burst of giggles and a bustle of activity. I can hear the chatter and laughter…
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By Elisa Cinelli My Best Friend Was a Mean Girl
From elementary school to high school, Leslie and I were inseparable. In third grade, we sat in the back of…
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By Jennifer Kish Our Babies Grow When We Aren’t Looking
I was going to sit with the baby this morning but the laundry was piled sky high. I placed her…
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Dear Daughter, Hide These Truths in Your Heart as You Become a Woman
I was typing at my computer from the back porch when the sounds of giggles interrupted my thoughts. I looked…
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By Carolyn Moore There’s No Tired Like Mom Tired
My alarm used to go off Monday through Friday at 3:15 a.m. I’d drive the few miles to the TV…
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By Whitney Fleming Parenting is About the Breaths We Take
“OK, now exhale,” the young doctor matter-of-factly stated as I felt the cool metal enter my spine. The nurse laid…
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Why This Teacher Says There’s No Place For Zeros in Today’s Classroom
Recently, an Orlando middle school teacher went viral for posting her goodbye letter to students in dramatic fashion on a…
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