As My Children Grow, I Miss It All—Even the Sick Days
I whisk my daughter through the doors of urgent care and cradle her head as I stand behind three other…
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I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me
The arts-and-crafts tote overflowed with cylinders of petrified Play-Doh, crispy-bristled paintbrushes, and Elmer’s glue bottles with clogged applicator tips. Underneath…
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A Mom Never Stops Wondering if She Did Enough
Two days before my first child left for college, I swallowed tears passing the chocolate milk in the grocery store.…
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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 Kelly Lang You’re Graduating From Kindergarten and the First Part of Your Life
To my little graduate: I’m so proud of you. I used to think graduation ceremonies at this age were just…
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Suddenly My Son Is a Teenager and I Wasn’t Ready For How That Makes Me Feel
I have been struggling lately. You see, my firstborn is suddenly a teenager. I knew it was going to happen,…
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A Mother Transitions From Living For Her Kids, To Living With Them
There’s a pivotal point in our lives as mothers when we realize we are no longer living for our children,…
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A Mother Doesn’t Stop Being a Mother When Her Son Is Grown
I saw you in pain today. Not a physical pain, where I could hand you a Band-Aid or two Advil…
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By Alicia Searl I Won’t Miss the Eye Rolls, But I Will Miss You
“You’re gonna miss this one day,” she said. “It all goes by so fast. It’s just a season, and in…
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By Lindsay Rieck I’ll Cherish These Moments With You, Because I Never Know When They Could Be the Last
"The thing is, you won’t even know it’s the last time, until there are no more times. And even then,…
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Dear Daughter: I’m Not Ready to Let Go of These Little Moments with You
Just before dawn I wake, and my first thought is, She’s not here. Then I hear the familiar creak of…
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By Amanda Crumrine He’s Outgrowing My Lap But He’ll Never Outgrow My Heart
He’s five now—my baby, the third of my three children. I feel like I’ve taken the time to enjoy each…
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