By Kathy Wetsell To the Emotional Mom of a High School Senior, Enjoy It
Dear moms of high school seniors, I see your posts on social media, and I sense your excitement, mixed with…
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Dear Kindergarten Graduate—Wherever Life Takes You, I’ll Always Be Your Safe Place To Land
I cried on your first day of kindergarten. Did you know that? I held it together through the getting ready…
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By Melissa Neeb You’re Going Off To College and I’m Trying To Let Go
I still smell my son’s head. He is 18 and witty and a homebody and his hair always smells like, well,…
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By Mary Ann Blair The Last Day of School is So Bittersweet
I search the sea of wiggly bodies for a familiar set of eyes. When he sees me walking toward his…
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By Jordan Morgan Dear Teen, There is So Much More To Life Than High School
Sweet girl, your high school graduation is quickly approaching. What a big day! You may think this night will be…
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By Angela Williams Glenn Dear Class of 2021, I’m Sorry Your Senior Year Had To Be Like This
I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a senior this year. You gave up your junior prom and your…
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By Elizabeth Spencer I’m the Parent of a Rising Senior and Refuse To Give Up on This Year
I am the parent of a 2021 senior, and I will not give up on this year. No doubt, my…
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By Leanne Willen Dear 8th Graders, This Should Have Been Your Year Too
To my dear 8th graders: If someone had warned me that our school year would take such an uncharted and…
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By Holly Dignen We Should Have Been Celebrating Kindergarten Graduation
If I close my eyes, I can almost picture it . . . my 6-year-old kindergartener up on stage in…
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By Elizabeth Dardes Siblings Can Be Vastly Different—And Equally Wonderful
Charles Dickens' words certainly resonated with me this year during last year's surge of graduations. My oldest son graduated with…
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By Jessica McCaslin I’m Not Planning Any Milestone Celebrations Right Now—And That’s Fine
In many places starting this week, people will be celebrating graduations and other big events COVID-19 style. Some are coming…
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So God Made a Senior
God looked down from heaven and wanted to give a gift to the world. He wanted to give the world…
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