Dear Tween, I Could Not Love You More
I got into an argument with my tween. This happens between us—which makes sense as she’s so much like me.…
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I got into an argument with my tween. This happens between us—which makes sense as she’s so much like me.…
Continue ReadingIf you need me, I’ll be over here in those "middle" parenting years. You know, that stage the internet rarely…
Continue ReadingI have a house full of all teenage boys, but this time it isn’t just my own four. I have…
Continue ReadingThis morning we had an informal talk with our oldest daughter about the changes in her body, and my heart…
Continue ReadingYou are 9 and 11 years old, and every day I’m in awe of the young women you’re becoming. Still…
Continue ReadingDear teenage daughter, If you can’t be honest, check the direction you’re heading in. Appreciate everything—you could lose it all…
Continue ReadingThey tell you it flies by. They tell you to savor it. But in the thick of sleepless nights and…
Continue ReadingMy oldest son, you are entering new corners of the world. Corners in which I am not allowed to enter…
Continue ReadingI was 12 the first time I fell in love. His name was Keith. We were in seventh grade together…
Continue ReadingOne night, my husband was out at a meeting. I cleaned up after dinner, started the dishwasher, swept the floor,…
Continue ReadingYour door is always closed, never exposing your feelings to me. I ask questions you don’t want to answer—I worry…
Continue ReadingYour first baby is just a whole new world. Their little fingers and toes are everything. You finally understand time…
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