By Samantha Krieger Dear Daughter, 7 Years Old is Your Sweet Spot
The other day you wore your pineapple Children’s Place sundress and threw your long blonde hair up in a ponytail.…
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By Natasha Smith She’s a Teenager Now, But I Still Find Myself Watching Her
I probably took a million pictures of her . . . just this year. Or was it just this month.…
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By Jenni Brennan I’m Watching My Little Boy Become a Young Man
I’ve been here before. This space between elementary school and middle school is familiar to me for I have walked…
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Dear High School Freshman, It Wasn’t Supposed To Start Like This
This isn’t how it was supposed to be. I’ve pictured this moment, your first day of high school, since the…
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By Her View From Home The Scars of Growing Up With Alcoholic Parents Still Sting
Alcoholism is a storm that spares no one in its path. This disease invokes pain upon everyone around the alcoholic…
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Mothers Grieve a Million Little Losses as Their Babies Grow Up
Fifteen years ago, I was pregnant with my oldest son and I spent all my free moments devouring every baby…
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By Carolyn Moore “I’m Learning To Let You Go.” Hear the Emotional Back-To-School Song That’ll Leave You in Tears
Last month, my oldest daughter turned 12. Twelve—the word feels bulky and foreign as it stumbles over my tongue. She's…
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By Steph Wilson One Day You Won’t Cut Chicken Nuggets Anymore
One day you’ll realize you are serving them whole chicken nuggets instead of cutting them each into four pieces. …
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By Jessica Urlichs There Are No Goodbyes and a Thousand of Them As You Grow, My Child
When does it shift? Where my being enough for you, simply isn’t? Does it happen as quickly as Mommy to…
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By Caroline Murray A Mama’s Heart Has To Learn How To Let Them Go
They leave for school and leave behind a trail of their morning activities. Half-eaten breakfast on the table. Shoes by…
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The Days Are Long and the Years Are Short—But the Middle of the Night Can Be Magic
The days are long but the years are short. This is one of the truest nuggets of overused parenting wisdom…
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By Lacey Owen Someday He’ll Be a Husband
An open letter to my son’s future partner: One day, all too soon, it’ll be time for me to let…
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