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 whisk my daughter through the doors of urgent care and cradle her head as I stand behind three other…
Continue ReadingThe arts-and-crafts tote overflowed with cylinders of petrified Play-Doh, crispy-bristled paintbrushes, and Elmer’s glue bottles with clogged applicator tips. Underneath…
Continue ReadingTwo days before my first child left for college, I swallowed tears passing the chocolate milk in the grocery store.…
Continue ReadingI cried on your first day of kindergarten. Did you know that? I held it together through the getting ready…
Continue ReadingTo my little graduate: I’m so proud of you. I used to think graduation ceremonies at this age were just…
Continue ReadingI have been struggling lately. You see, my firstborn is suddenly a teenager. I knew it was going to happen,…
Continue ReadingThere’s a pivotal point in our lives as mothers when we realize we are no longer living for our children,…
Continue ReadingI saw you in pain today. Not a physical pain, where I could hand you a Band-Aid or two Advil…
Continue Reading“You’re gonna miss this one day,” she said. “It all goes by so fast. It’s just a season, and in…
Continue Reading"The thing is, you won’t even know it’s the last time, until there are no more times. And even then,…
Continue ReadingJust before dawn I wake, and my first thought is, She’s not here. Then I hear the familiar creak of…
Continue ReadingHe’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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