He’s 12 but He’s Still Mine
My son is now 12. No longer little, not yet grown. It’s so hard to imagine that he’s soon becoming…
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By Jessica Swanda I Don’t Want to Spend Today Worrying How Much I’ll Miss Him Tomorrow
Dear toddler, Everyone tells me the days are long, but the years are short. They tell me I’ll turn around…
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I’ll Always Be the One Who Loved Them First
I’m no longer the last person he says goodnight to. That’s a hard pill to swallow. Here we are, just…
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By Kelsey Scism There’s Something Special about Football Boys
There’s something about football boys. Maybe it’s the sunrise practices when the heat is too strong mid-afternoon. Or maybe it’s…
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I’ll Make Time for My Tweens as Long as They Need Me
I’m at this stage of parenting. You know, the one when I hardly catch their faces in photos anymore but…
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By Melinda Tarcon But God, He’s My Son
She sits curled up as tight as she can make herself, in the corner of the sofa. She has never…
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By Megan Jean Wilczek I’m More Like My Strong-Willed Teen than I Like to Admit
My son slammed his fingers down the guitar strings enthusiastically while I stared at my computer screen, eyes glazed over,…
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By Amanda Ferguson I’ll Always Be Here Loving You
“Mommy, watch,” you say, as you are making a silly face with your tongue sticking out. That one little phrase…
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By Mary Kate Hom I See Jesus in My Son’s Dirty Hands
I never anticipated how much dirt and sweat and tears and stink would come with being a mom—and a boy…
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Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?
A few years ago, I let go of our Mr. Potato Head collection. I asked my boys to play one…
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Someday He’ll Buy Another Girl a Ring, But Today This Boy’s All Mine
My boy bought me a ring. He stuck a token into a prize machine and out it popped. “It’s for…
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By Jennifer Vail When a Boy Mom Has a Girl
Some people roll their eyes at the term, but I used to be a card-carrying member of the boy mom…
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