By Mary Ann Blair 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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By Whitney Westbrook 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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By Jeremy R. Summerlin Someday My Son Won’t Need Me Anymore, But I’ll Always Be There If He Does
At the beginning, the world splays out in front of us, wide and open and always at least a little…
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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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By Mikala Albertson 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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By Jamie Galvin 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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By Jennifer Blanke 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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By Nicole Pilgrim 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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By Corey Wheeland 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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By Laura Hurd 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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You’re Right Here In My Arms, But Sometimes I Already Miss You
"We should get married someday, Mama!" your eyes lit up with excitement as if it was the greatest idea in…
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