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Grown Children, Living, Motherhood
May 26, 2023
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By Sydnei Kaplan

When the Last Baby Graduates

We’ve been through this before, so we know the waves of emotions that roll through us. When our kids graduate—be…

Motherhood, Teen
May 25, 2023
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By Jennifer Hale

But How Will I Let Her Go?

It was nothing as I pictured. Really. Nothing about it was how I thought it'd look, feel or be. I…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
May 18, 2023
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By Cyrece Dyoni

Mothering Doesn’t End at Graduation

From the moment we hear our baby's cry after giving birth, we are on a beautiful hamster wheel of stages,…

I Will Cheer You on from the Sidelines for the Rest of My Life

Motherhood, Teen
May 3, 2023
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By Gina Marie Bonifas

I Will Cheer You on from the Sidelines for the Rest of My Life

"You’re going to miss this someday." When I was in the trenches, I hated that comment. I remember well-intended people…

4 Tips to Adjust Once Your Kids Are Grown and Gone

Grown Children, Motherhood
April 16, 2023
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By Susan Zurcher

4 Tips to Adjust Once Your Kids Are Grown and Gone

My tour guide days are over–for now. Our kids have all gone home after visiting our new home in a…

Our College Visit Disaster: What You Should Learn from My Mistakes

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
January 25, 2023
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By Colin Morris

Our College Visit Disaster: What You Should Learn from My Mistakes

With a song in my heart, I got in the car to drive my daughter to our first college visit. …

I’ll Send You off with a Million Prayers

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
January 20, 2023
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By Lisa Bonnema

I’ll Send You off with a Million Prayers

I think one of the hardest things about launching your big kids is wondering what baggage they will take with…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
November 19, 2022
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By Michele L. Peters

It’s Her Time To Fly

Memory ghosts dance in the periphery of my mind. Even though three weeks have passed since I dropped her off—my…

That Older than Average Student is Braver than You Know

Living, Motherhood
August 18, 2022
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By Angel Baker

That Older than Average Student is Braver than You Know

My freshman year of college I was 18 and felt like I had my whole future planned out and set…

Your Son Won’t Care About Decorating His Dorm Room

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 4, 2022
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By Gayle Brown

Your Son Won’t Care About Decorating His Dorm Room

'Tis the season for dorms for those of us whose children are in college. You may be designing, planning,…

Grown Children, Motherhood
June 7, 2022
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By Kathleen Duthu

Dear Daughter, Buy the Teal Sofa

I’d never heard of apartment sofas until last month, probably because I had hand-me-down living room furniture when I was…

A Mom Never Stops Wondering if She Did Enough

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
May 13, 2022
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By Sara Sladoje

A Mom Never Stops Wondering if She Did Enough

Two days before my first child left for college, I swallowed tears passing the chocolate milk in the grocery store.…

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When the Last Baby Graduates

But How Will I Let Her Go?

Mothering Doesn’t End at Graduation

I Will Cheer You on from the Sidelines for the Rest of My Life

4 Tips to Adjust Once Your Kids Are Grown and Gone

Our College Visit Disaster: What You Should Learn from My Mistakes

I’ll Send You off with a Million Prayers

It’s Her Time To Fly

That Older than Average Student is Braver than You Know

Your Son Won’t Care About Decorating His Dorm Room

Dear Daughter, Buy the Teal Sofa

A Mom Never Stops Wondering if She Did Enough

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