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Dear High School Junior, Make the Most of This Year

Motherhood, Teen
September 14, 2023
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By Amy Keyes

Dear High School Junior, Make the Most of This Year

To my high school junior, Each year, these back-to-school letters get more difficult to write. Wanting to capture all that…

To the Class of 2024: This Is Just Your Beginning

Living
September 13, 2023
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By Whitney Britton

To the Class of 2024: This Is Just Your Beginning

I’m a high school counselor and truthfully, one of my favorite students to work with are my seniors. I love…

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…

Dear Son, As You Move on from Middle School

Motherhood, Teen
May 24, 2023
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By Debra Caffrey

Dear Son, As You Move on from Middle School

When you were almost two years old, we were driving home from the library and a song that used to…

Living
May 22, 2023
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By Christy Margritz

There’s No Tired Like Teacher Tired

If you’re a teacher, you’ve heard it. If you know a teacher, you may have said it. “You’re so lucky…

Motherhood, Teen
May 21, 2023
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By Colin Morris

5 Reasons Not to Cry at Graduation

If you are the mom of a high school senior, you probably have mixed feelings about graduation. All the moms…

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,…

Dear Kindergarten Graduate, My Hand Will Always Be Yours to Hold

Child, Kids, Motherhood
May 9, 2023
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By Casey Huff

Dear Kindergarten Graduate, My Hand Will Always Be Yours to Hold

Tomorrow you’ll graduate kindergarten. You chose the perfect shirt for the occasion. It’s a blue and white button-up. “Get one…

They Leave Us in Little Pieces Long before 18

Motherhood, Teen
April 10, 2023
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By Michelle Hurst

They Leave Us in Little Pieces Long before 18

Recently, someone asked me as the mom of a senior about to graduate, “How are you preparing to let go?”…

5 Ways Senior Year Is Like Being Pregnant Again

Motherhood, Teen
October 17, 2022
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By Colin Morris

5 Ways Senior Year Is Like Being Pregnant Again

When my oldest son started his senior year of high school, I felt like I was back to being pregnant…

Senior Year Is Overwhelming For Moms Too

Grown Children, Motherhood
September 21, 2022
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By Colin Morris

Senior Year Is Overwhelming For Moms Too

We are mothers. We do ALL the things. We are varsity-level, starting lineup, go-to DOERS. We are in the business…

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Dear High School Junior, Make the Most of This Year

To the Class of 2024: This Is Just Your Beginning

When the Last Baby Graduates

But How Will I Let Her Go?

Dear Son, As You Move on from Middle School

There’s No Tired Like Teacher Tired

5 Reasons Not to Cry at Graduation

Mothering Doesn’t End at Graduation

Dear Kindergarten Graduate, My Hand Will Always Be Yours to Hold

They Leave Us in Little Pieces Long before 18

5 Ways Senior Year Is Like Being Pregnant Again

Senior Year Is Overwhelming For Moms Too

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