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I Want My Boys To Become Men of Character

Kids, Motherhood
June 30, 2022
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By Becky Stachnik

I Want My Boys To Become Men of Character

I’m a single mama of two young boys. As a woman raising young boys, I’ve thought a lot about how…

Kids, Motherhood
June 29, 2022
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By Katharine Lindh

Until There Was a Boy

I never believed in love at first sight . . . until there was a boy. A boy who made…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
June 13, 2022
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By Gina Smith

I’ll Take Every Hug I Can Get, My Son

As another school year closes, I’m once again struck by an ethereal sense of being punched in the gut. We…

The Man I Pray This Boy Becomes is Tender and Kind

Kids, Motherhood
June 5, 2022
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By Stephanie Kramm

The Man I Pray This Boy Becomes is Tender and Kind

"I feel so sad for them," my 5-year-old said contemplatively. "All those caterpillars won't have a mom and dad anymore."…

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
May 28, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

There’s Tenderness in Tween Boys Too

My 9-year-old son, Waylan, had a flag football game last night. It was chilly. It was windy. I didn’t want…

You Don’t Raise Your Babies to Be Little Forever, but I Thought I’d Have More Time

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
May 24, 2022
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By Kristie Reitz

You Don’t Raise Your Babies to Be Little Forever, but I Thought I’d Have More Time

I can see the yellow blur of the school bus passing in front of my window. Soon my little boy…

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

Motherhood, Tween
May 18, 2022
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By Jillian Van Hefty

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

The arts-and-crafts tote overflowed with cylinders of petrified Play-Doh, crispy-bristled paintbrushes, and Elmer’s glue bottles with clogged applicator tips. Underneath…

What I Wish Someone Would’ve Told Me About Gender Disappointment

Baby, Motherhood
May 13, 2022
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By April Allred

What I Wish Someone Would’ve Told Me About Gender Disappointment

I was in the corner of my closet hiding behind my wedding dress and every formal I’ve ever owned. It…

Grief, Motherhood
May 12, 2022
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By Ashley Prinsen

Love Carries On in the Ones We Raise

From a very young age, two of the most important men in my life were my grandpa and my brother.…

Kids, Motherhood
May 6, 2022
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By Andrea Bartman

I’m Raising Wild Boys

Yesterday my boys (two and eight) were playing outside in our cul-de-sac—running, yelling, tackling each other . . . all…

A Mother Doesn’t Stop Being a Mother When Her Son Is Grown

Grown Children, Motherhood
April 23, 2022
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By Beth Bate-DuBoff

A Mother Doesn’t Stop Being a Mother When Her Son Is Grown

I saw you in pain today. Not a physical pain, where I could hand you a Band-Aid or two Advil…

He’s Outgrowing My Lap But He’ll Never Outgrow My Heart

Child, Kids, Motherhood
April 14, 2022
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By Amanda Crumrine

He’s Outgrowing My Lap But He’ll Never Outgrow My Heart

He’s five now—my baby, the third of my three children. I feel like I’ve taken the time to enjoy each…

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I Want My Boys To Become Men of Character

Until There Was a Boy

I’ll Take Every Hug I Can Get, My Son

The Man I Pray This Boy Becomes is Tender and Kind

There’s Tenderness in Tween Boys Too

You Don’t Raise Your Babies to Be Little Forever, but I Thought I’d Have More Time

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

What I Wish Someone Would’ve Told Me About Gender Disappointment

Love Carries On in the Ones We Raise

I’m Raising Wild Boys

A Mother Doesn’t Stop Being a Mother When Her Son Is Grown

He’s Outgrowing My Lap But He’ll Never Outgrow My Heart

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