When Little Helpers Turn Into Big Kids
We have a big family—five kids if you’re counting (which I sometimes do, just to make sure we have everyone).…
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We have a big family—five kids if you’re counting (which I sometimes do, just to make sure we have everyone).…
Continue ReadingGuys, I think I made it. Finally made it to that small window of time I’ve heard parents talk about…
Continue ReadingI still smell my son’s head. He is 18 and witty and a homebody and his hair always smells like, well,…
Continue ReadingThe calls have been frequent in the past year or so. “Guess who’s pregnant!” “The wedding is scheduled for December.”…
Continue ReadingMy 14-year-old texted me from her break at work, telling me she felt impending doom. You don’t know my daughter,…
Continue ReadingNot too long ago, I spent my Friday evening crying on the couch. I was grieving the end of an…
Continue ReadingIt’s 3 a.m. and I’m exhausted but I just can’t sleep. I hung up with my college son about 15…
Continue Reading“Hey, Mom,” she said from the backseat, “now I’m over halfway there!” We were a few minutes in to our…
Continue ReadingI’m not sure why no one ever talks about it, but parenting older kids feels lonely sometimes. It’s the weirdest…
Continue ReadingThe day starts by helping get my daughter ready for school. We do our secret handshake as she rushes out…
Continue ReadingOur children are mostly grown at this point. Mostly. There are no toys lying all over the house. Clothes and…
Continue ReadingIt was such a small moment. I felt silly for getting emotional. But lately, moments like these are beginning to…
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