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God Can Mold the Anxious Child Into a Confident Adult

Faith, Kids
November 8, 2019
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By Kathy Wetsell

God Can Mold the Anxious Child Into a Confident Adult

As I write this, my firstborn is 5,633 miles away in Taormina, Sicily. This is the farthest she has ever…

We Couldn’t Be More Different, But My Mom and I Love Each Other Fiercely

Grown Children, Motherhood
November 4, 2019
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By Beth Tate

We Couldn’t Be More Different, But My Mom and I Love Each Other Fiercely

She's an introvert. I'm an extrovert. She has an angelic singing voice. Dogs run when I sing. She loves eggplant.…

Cherish Your Siblings if You’re Lucky Enough To Have Them

Living
October 22, 2019
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By Kaitlin Chappell Rogers

Cherish Your Siblings if You’re Lucky Enough To Have Them

Being a sibling is a strange thing. You are born into a family you don’t choose with brothers or sisters…

Grief, Grown Children
October 7, 2019
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By Lauren Dykovitz

I Worry About My Mom’s Death Every Day

I started writing my mom’s eulogy the other day. Not on paper, but in my head. Nothing has happened. Nothing…

Kids, Motherhood, Teen
September 23, 2019
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By Rachel Gossen

All of a Sudden I’m Mothering Men

I was up before the sun again. It is creeping up slower now, as the month is drawing to another…

Faith, Grief, Journal, Living
September 20, 2019
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By Stephanie Ross

Love Notes From My Mother in Heaven

Twelve years have passed since my mother exclaimed, “I’ve died and gone to Heaven!” as she leaned back in her…

Parents, We’ve Created “The Loneliest Generation”—Here’s What We Need To Do About it Now

Grown Children, Kids, Teen
September 16, 2019
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By Priscilla Baker

Parents, We’ve Created “The Loneliest Generation”—Here’s What We Need To Do About it Now

This post originally appeared on the author's Facebook page. Having had no fewer than 12 students (male and female) sob…

Grief, Grown Children, Motherhood
September 7, 2019
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By Kristin Schlegel

Dear Young Mom, I Wish I Was You Again

Dear young mama, First, let me apologize. I am guilty of saying “enjoy every minute” and “they’ll be grown before…

Let the Grandparents Spoil While They Still Can

Grief, Kids, Motherhood
August 27, 2019
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller

Let the Grandparents Spoil While They Still Can

Today my children visited their grandmother, or as we call her Memeré (French for Grandma). It wasn’t like most visits…

Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood
August 25, 2019
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By Esther Goetz

To the Parents Saying Goodbye

I’m awake. It’s 4 a.m. Just 45 minutes ago, I heard the garage door open and close for the last…

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 18, 2019
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By Amy Geurden

I’m a Grown-Boy Mom Now

I have an adult child. My oldest son walked across the stage a few months ago and received his high…

Better Late Than Never: An Apology to My Mother

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 10, 2019
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By Angela Williams Glenn

Better Late Than Never: An Apology to My Mother

Dear Mom, I didn’t begin to understand the unrealistic impossible expectations I put on you. I would easily forgive Dad’s…

grown children

God Can Mold the Anxious Child Into a Confident Adult

We Couldn’t Be More Different, But My Mom and I Love Each Other Fiercely

Cherish Your Siblings if You’re Lucky Enough To Have Them

I Worry About My Mom’s Death Every Day

All of a Sudden I’m Mothering Men

Love Notes From My Mother in Heaven

Parents, We’ve Created “The Loneliest Generation”—Here’s What We Need To Do About it Now

Dear Young Mom, I Wish I Was You Again

Let the Grandparents Spoil While They Still Can

To the Parents Saying Goodbye

I’m a Grown-Boy Mom Now

Better Late Than Never: An Apology to My Mother

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