Those Were the Days—But So Are These
Fingers splayed wide, he placed both palms on the microwave door, which he used as a wall for his standing…
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Parenting Through a Pandemic Made Us All Grow Up a Little Faster
When it all started, I honestly didn't think I was built to mother through it. I didn't think I was…
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One Day He’ll Stop Needing Me
One day he will stop asking me to lay with him at bedtime. One day he will be too big…
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Dear Son, I Am So Proud of You
Dear Son, I blinked, and I don’t know where my baby bear’s gone off to. Those chubby little hands that…
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Dear Teen, Keep Making Hard Decisions
Friends, we had to have "the talk." I had to break the news. It happened like this: One of my…
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Your Kids Growing Up Doesn’t Mean it’s All Over
Sometimes I think I pretend it’s not happening . . . but it is. My girls are growing up and…
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Hold ’em Every Chance You Get
“You know what you do with the youngest one, don’t ya?” this sweet elderly gentleman asked as he peered into…
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Those Endless Nights Fade
On those endless nights when you hear her small, mewing cry for the second, third, or fourth time, you can’t…
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Trusting a Teenager Takes Time For a Mama’s Heart
I’m not going to lie, I was completely and utterly unprepared for my teenager’s booming social life. I mean, we…
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The Shift From Teen To Adult Sneaks Up On You
It was such a small moment. I felt silly for getting emotional. But lately, moments like these are beginning to…
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I’d Like To Keep You Little, But I Love the Person You’re Becoming
I’m standing at the kitchen sink, washing the morning dishes when I hear heavy footfall on the stairs. My 9-year-old…
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It’s Hard To Let Go of the Little Boy I Used To Know
I was sitting in the car line yesterday like I have done 1,560 times before when a boy who I…
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