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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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?”…
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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…
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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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By Elizabeth Ascik You’re Halfway Done With High School and I’m Trying Not To Blink
It sounds trite to say it, but I am not sure how we got here. It seems so short and…
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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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