Moms Don’t Want to Be Told to Enjoy Every Moment
“Oh, that’s such a fun age. Enjoy them while they’re little!” I heard these words a lot when I had…
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“Oh, that’s such a fun age. Enjoy them while they’re little!” I heard these words a lot when I had…
Continue ReadingThere is a time that lives in my heart that feels like it’s straight out of a Star Wars intro.…
Continue ReadingI don't remember my first period, which means my mother had me well prepared. This doesn't mean I was okay…
Continue ReadingMy son is now 12. No longer little, not yet grown. It’s so hard to imagine that he’s soon becoming…
Continue ReadingWe stand together silently in the short line at 7:58 a.m. Next to me, my almost-teenage son scuffles his feet…
Continue ReadingSweet child, I know you want to grow up. You want to get older and do more and more. I…
Continue ReadingAs my kids grow older I see the academic pressure mounting. Instead of going to school to learn and stretch…
Continue ReadingThere’s something about football boys. Maybe it’s the sunrise practices when the heat is too strong mid-afternoon. Or maybe it’s…
Continue ReadingAn encouragement to the mom of the strong-willed child . . . I didn’t realize that was a thing in…
Continue Reading“…so when we run the 6-2, I shift to the front after serve receive, but for the 5-1 it’s different,…
Continue ReadingI’m at this stage of parenting. You know, the one when I hardly catch their faces in photos anymore but…
Continue ReadingI've made a lot of mistakes, but I have nearly four teens now, and I've learned a lot the hard…
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