We Can Soak It All up and Hold It All Tight, but Time Will Never Be Enough
My oldest child turns 10 this year. Ten. It’s a weird feeling since I am definitely not old enough to…
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By Jenny Albers There’s Something Special About Cross Country Kids
After each practice, each meet, as they shuffle to the car with beet-red faces and Jello-like legs, it’s easy to…
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By Angela Williams Glenn There’s Something about a Softball Player
There’s just something about a softball player. The sun in the scorching summer heat beats down on her. It may…
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When You Live with a Teen and a Tween
I live with a tween and a teen. The last of their baby canines and molars are falling out faster…
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By Amy Keyes So Much of Their Schoolwork is Digital Now, and So Are Our Memories
I’d like to say I’m a super organized, type-A, Pinterest-savvy rock star when it comes to keeping track of the…
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By Ilana Lipson Cohen Our Family Has Weekly Calendar Planning Meetings—Here’s What We Do (and Why It Works!)
I love a good checklist. What I love more is checking items off said checklist, and sometimes even cheating by…
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By Jennifer JennyMac McCarthy The Last Size Small
It’s the little things, seemingly inconsequential tasks, that suddenly lead to bigger revelations. My youngest son is 15, and during…
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By Her View From Home Mom Warns about Toxic Shock Syndrome after Lake Trip Turns Scary
As women, we're warned about the dangers of toxic shock syndrome, or TSS, from the time we're teenagers. I clearly…
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By Cat Borg There Is Beauty in the In-Between
She's at that in-between stage—not a young child, not a teen. She's tall. So very tall. And a little bit…
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I Can Do It With a Broken Heart: Mom’s Version
It felt like the little years would last forever. He would always need me for something, no matter the time…
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By Emily Burmeister I’m Not Ready for the Nerf Days to End
The normal afternoon rush was in full force. Kids were home, snacks were eaten, shoes were strewn in the entryway,…
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By Lori Singaraju Dear Parents of Middle Schoolers, Here’s What Their Teacher Wants You to Know
Dear Parents of Middle Schoolers, No, this isn’t one of *those kind* of letters from a teacher. I’m not here…
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