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Child, Kids, Motherhood
March 10, 2022
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By Anna-Louise Osborne

Goodbye To the Preschool Years

For me, personally, I feel as though this is the first gut-wrenching string I’m letting go of with my little…

Yesterday She Was Born, Today She’s 13, and Tomorrow She’ll Be Grown

Motherhood, Teen
March 9, 2022
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By Leslie Means

Yesterday She Was Born, Today She’s 13, and Tomorrow She’ll Be Grown

I cried the day we took her home from the hospital. Most people will tell me that was just hormones.…

Child, Motherhood
February 25, 2022
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By Shaeleen Kennerley

Don’t Ever Lose Your Sparkle, My Child

I wish I could freeze this time, right where we are now. Right in this moment. Nothing is more bittersweet…

You Keep Growing Up, No Matter What I Do

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
February 21, 2022
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By Laura Costea

You Keep Growing Up, No Matter What I Do

I tried to slow you down–my fourth baby. I postponed swim lessons for the big kids, I held back from…

Kids, Motherhood
February 17, 2022
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By Nicole Lasley

I’m Not Ready For You To Grow Up

You took a shower today. Daddy let you wash your hair and scrub your body. You lathered and rinsed and…

Kids, Motherhood
February 6, 2022
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By Patricia Bernstein

Our Kids Share a Room On Purpose

I fall into the bed in the guest room at 3 a.m., utterly exhausted from managing the various wakeups of…

They Say Don’t Blink—But Kids Grow Up Anyway

Child, Motherhood
February 4, 2022
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By Amber Elizardo

They Say Don’t Blink—But Kids Grow Up Anyway

I sat in the parking lot, waiting for my oldest son to walk out of the building where he was…

Baby, Kids, Motherhood
January 31, 2022
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By Angela Williams Glenn

When There Are No More Babies To Rock

I stare at that rocking chair. The arm and the legs are chewed up by one of the four dogs…

I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
January 26, 2022
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By Michelle Goering

I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder

My son took me out for a Coke on Friday. He’s gotten his learner’s permit, so he drove and navigated…

To the Mom of a Teenage Boy: I Know It’s Hard to Tell, But He Loves You

Motherhood, Teen
December 29, 2021
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By Mikala Albertson

To the Mom of a Teenage Boy: I Know It’s Hard to Tell, But He Loves You

If you are the mother of a teenage boy, you need to hear this one. Your child loves you. I…

I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting

Child, Motherhood, Tween
December 22, 2021
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By Dena Wentz

I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting

One night, my husband was out at a meeting. I cleaned up after dinner, started the dishwasher, swept the floor,…

I Get a Front-Row Seat to My Son Growing Up From the High School Parking Lot

Motherhood, Teen
December 20, 2021
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By Jenni Brennan

I Get a Front-Row Seat to My Son Growing Up From the High School Parking Lot

I’ve been in some scary places in my lifetime. But hands down one of the scariest places I’ve ever been…

growing up

Goodbye To the Preschool Years

Yesterday She Was Born, Today She’s 13, and Tomorrow She’ll Be Grown

Don’t Ever Lose Your Sparkle, My Child

You Keep Growing Up, No Matter What I Do

I’m Not Ready For You To Grow Up

Our Kids Share a Room On Purpose

They Say Don’t Blink—But Kids Grow Up Anyway

When There Are No More Babies To Rock

I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder

To the Mom of a Teenage Boy: I Know It’s Hard to Tell, But He Loves You

I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting

I Get a Front-Row Seat to My Son Growing Up From the High School Parking Lot

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