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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…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
March 11, 2022
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By Courtney Burger

14 is a Confusing Age

When I was his age, I used to write inspiring words on notebook paper. I’d carry a pen and notebook…

Motherhood
March 9, 2022
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By Jess Ronne

My Forever Boy

It all goes by so fast . . . The in utero diagnosis. The constant prayers. Your frail body being…

Dear Son, I Never Want To Forget This Version of You

Motherhood, Toddler
February 26, 2022
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By Alicia K. Albertson

Dear Son, I Never Want To Forget This Version of You

Such big blue eyes for your tiny face. Staring into them, I saw a world of possibilities for you. Would…

Friendship, Teen, Tween
February 23, 2022
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By Autumn Brooke

Teen Boys Need True Friendship Too

I have a house full of all teenage boys, but this time it isn’t just my own four. I have…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
February 18, 2022
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By Julia Vorobiev

Dear Son, Will I Know You Tomorrow?

When you were a newborn, I knew you as well as it’s possible to know another human being. I was…

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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

14 is a Confusing Age

My Forever Boy

Dear Son, I Never Want To Forget This Version of You

Teen Boys Need True Friendship Too

Dear Son, Will I Know You Tomorrow?

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