Dear Teenage Daughter, I Will Be Right Here Waiting For You to Come Back to Me
The shift was slow and subtle. First, you pulled away slightly as I put my arm around you walking out…
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The shift was slow and subtle. First, you pulled away slightly as I put my arm around you walking out…
Continue ReadingMy little girl twirled around the living room in her brand new Sunday dress. "Dance with me, Daddy," she called…
Continue ReadingFor me, this time of year is always bittersweet. Celebrating the birth of my children, the blessings that were and…
Continue ReadingIt is said that a mother carries her baby for much longer than nine months. I have done the same.…
Continue ReadingDear daughter, I’m writing this far in advance of the day you will start dating, but I’m preparing myself for…
Continue ReadingThe other day my 11-year old daughter came up to me, her hair still dripping from her shower and her…
Continue ReadingMy daughter turned 16 recently. It was a big one. THE big one. We spent months planning the long-dreamed-for "Sweet…
Continue ReadingDear daughter, I need to apologize. I did something to you the other day that I’ve tried to teach you…
Continue ReadingDear daughter at 14, It seems impossible that you are 14 years old. How did we get here so fast?…
Continue ReadingI was talking with a group of moms recently when we discussed which of our children, our boys or girls,…
Continue ReadingDear teenager of mine, there's something you should know. I'm in it for the long haul. I'm not going to…
Continue ReadingDear Teenager: I know how you feel. You may think I do not. I am your mother—a relic from another…
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