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Dear Teen, I’ll Never Stop Saying I Love You

There was a time not long ago when you would turn your head while running into school, a Sleeping Beauty backpack strapped to your small shoulders,…

“It’s a girl,” I could hear a smile in the nurse’s voice from the other end of the phone line. A girl. A daughter. You. My hand caressed…

I loved those first days in the hospital with you. As I started the process of bonding with you, I took in every detail of your little being—the…

Everyone is going to tell you this stage of life is temporary. They’re right. It is a small portion of a lifetime even though in the moment it…

For 73 days, my daughter clung to me as I dropped her off at school in the morning. Even months after the tears were gone, even when she came home…

My dearest daughter, Right now, I can dress you however I want. I can put you in adorable little dresses with cute little bun huggers that show…

The shift was slow and subtle. First, you pulled away slightly as I put my arm around you walking out of the grocery store. Next, the door to your…

Dear girl, At two years old you know exactly what you want. What you like. What you don’t like. And you tell us exactly how you feel when you…

After having my second baby in less than as many years, things just weren’t the same. I’d gained 53 pounds in nine months. I had an 8-pound baby…

With my needed-to-be-refilled coffee mug in-hand, I got up from the couch to get my second dose of caffeine for the day. Five steps into…