4 Things Our High School Kids Need to Hear As They Graduate
As I watch my sweet, almost-grown babies, I can see my time with them growing shorter. I have so much left to say, but there are just a few things I…
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To The Moms Saying Goodbye
Dear Moms (and Dads), So if you’re anything like me, your baby has recently…
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To Graduates Anywhere, USA
Dear Class of 2017, On a sunny June day, some 22 years ago I stood in your shoes. I was the valedictorian of my high school class and about to…
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Watch this Little Girl Grow Up Through all Her First Days of School
As the school year comes to a close, emotional parents of high school seniors are coming to grips with the reality that they will be letting go of…
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Graduation Without Our Graduate
How does a person prepare for something they have never experienced? I have planned and prepared for my oldest son’s graduation. I have been to…
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How to Survive Empty Nest: The Ultimate Oxymoron
Another school year is ending which means an entire slew of parents will soon sprint, tip toe, or be yanked unwillingly into the empty nest…
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Graduate Recreates Unique Graduation Photo in Honor of Her Parents
I remember my high school graduation—the excitement of new experiences ahead, the sadness of saying goodbye to kids I’d known for 18 years,…
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Put Down the Stones and Let Maddi Walk
If you’ve been on social media at all in the last week, you’ve probably heard about Maddi Runkles, a teenage girl in Maryland who is…
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10 Graduation Gifts That Will Get You a Real Thank You
Forget the picture frame or copy of Dr. Seuss’s Oh the Places You’ll Go. As a veteran high school teacher, I’ve witnessed and bought my fair…
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Letting Go Of Parenting Control
Graduation has come and gone. What a whirlwind indeed. The past 18 years with my daughter flew by. It is cliché, the time flying thing.…
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