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Dear High School Junior, Make the Most of This Year

Motherhood, Teen
September 14, 2023
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By Amy Keyes

Dear High School Junior, Make the Most of This Year

To my high school junior, Each year, these back-to-school letters get more difficult to write. Wanting to capture all that…

Motherhood, Tween
September 14, 2023
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By Jennifer

He’s 12 but He’s Still Mine

My son is now 12. No longer little, not yet grown. It’s so hard to imagine that he’s soon becoming…

I Don’t Want to Spend Today Worrying How Much I’ll Miss Him Tomorrow

Motherhood, Toddler
September 13, 2023
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By Jessica Swanda

I Don’t Want to Spend Today Worrying How Much I’ll Miss Him Tomorrow

Dear toddler, Everyone tells me the days are long, but the years are short. They tell me I’ll turn around…

I’ll Always Be the One Who Loved Them First

Faith, Motherhood, Teen
September 11, 2023
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By Cari Resnick

I’ll Always Be the One Who Loved Them First

I’m no longer the last person he says goodnight to. That’s a hard pill to swallow. Here we are, just…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
September 7, 2023
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By Krystal Sieben

Six Feels So Much Bigger

Six . . . Six is only one number more than five, one grade, one year . . . but it…

I’ll Make Time for My Tweens as Long as They Need Me

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
August 31, 2023
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By Dena Wentz

I’ll Make Time for My Tweens as Long as They Need Me

I’m at this stage of parenting. You know, the one when I hardly catch their faces in photos anymore but…

Mothering Grown Children Has Made Me a Quieter Mom

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 29, 2023
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By Tara Munjee

Mothering Grown Children Has Made Me a Quieter Mom

How do I best mother my 22- and 27-year-old sons? Naturally, I will always be their mother; it’s a lifelong…

Kids, Motherhood
August 28, 2023
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By Caitlin Q. Bailey O'Neill

‘Twas the Night Before Kindergarten

'Twas the night before kindergarten and all through the house, He slept while I cried, voice squeaking like a mouse.…

What Your Mother Wants You to Know as You Begin High School

Teen
August 20, 2023
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By Dorinda Brown

What Your Mother Wants You to Know as You Begin High School

Dear high school freshmen, As you walk into high school on the first day of school, I want you to…

I Knew You’d Grow Up, But I Underestimated How Hard It Would Be to Let Go

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
August 19, 2023
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By Angela Williams Glenn

I Knew You’d Grow Up, But I Underestimated How Hard It Would Be to Let Go

I thought five hit me hard. You were going off to kindergarten that year. Each day you became a little…

Today I Said Goodbye To the Only Version of You I’ve Ever Known

Baby, Motherhood, Toddler
August 14, 2023
3.7K Views
3 Minute Read

By Samantha Jones

Today I Said Goodbye To the Only Version of You I’ve Ever Known

It is my first time saying goodbye. Today brought conflicting emotions to the surface like a rising tide as it…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
August 9, 2023
3.2K Views
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By Angela Williams Glenn

When Your Kids Are No Longer Little

My kids are heading into middle school and high school in the fall. We are all in on the tween…

growing up

Dear High School Junior, Make the Most of This Year

He’s 12 but He’s Still Mine

I Don’t Want to Spend Today Worrying How Much I’ll Miss Him Tomorrow

I’ll Always Be the One Who Loved Them First

Six Feels So Much Bigger

I’ll Make Time for My Tweens as Long as They Need Me

Mothering Grown Children Has Made Me a Quieter Mom

‘Twas the Night Before Kindergarten

What Your Mother Wants You to Know as You Begin High School

I Knew You’d Grow Up, But I Underestimated How Hard It Would Be to Let Go

Today I Said Goodbye To the Only Version of You I’ve Ever Known

When Your Kids Are No Longer Little

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