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I’m Sending Another Piece of My Heart To College

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 28, 2024
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By Teresa Heaney

I’m Sending Another Piece of My Heart To College

I’ve already done this. It was supposed to be easier this time. Newsflash: it doesn’t get easier. Three years ago,…

Grown Children, Living
August 16, 2024
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By Kim Patton

Dear Dad, As You Consider Retirement

Dad, I’ve been thinking a lot about you lately and how you are in this weird in-between of working and…

My Teen Is Ready to Move Out and I Have to Let Him Go

Faith, Motherhood, Teen
August 13, 2024
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By Laura Childers

My Teen Is Ready to Move Out and I Have to Let Him Go

Kids grow up and move out. But while some people might look forward to an empty nest, I am not…

The Nod: Why Listening—Not Lecturing—is What Grown Kids Need

Grown Children, Motherhood
June 1, 2024
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By Ashley Radzat

The Nod: Why Listening—Not Lecturing—is What Grown Kids Need

What do you do when your child is hurting and you can't make the pain go away? That was my…

Friendship, Grown Children, Motherhood
May 25, 2024
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By Carol Steinberg

The Best Neighbors Are Family

It's not unusual for many of us mothers and grandmothers to have memory boxes. We each may call them something…

What’s a Mother to Do When Her Kids Are Grown?

Grown Children, Motherhood
May 6, 2024
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By Miranda Weiler-Eley

What’s a Mother to Do When Her Kids Are Grown?

“It’s as though I’m facing a forced retirement,” I whispered with a tear-choked voice to my husband while attempting to…

Losing a Brother, Understanding My Mother

Grief, Loss
May 2, 2024
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By Allie Gravitt

Losing a Brother, Understanding My Mother

At the end of his life, I didn’t like my brother. That feels awful to say. It probably is awful. My…

Take it from a Mom Who’s Been There: It Gets Easier

Motherhood
March 23, 2024
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By Tama Fortner

Take it from a Mom Who’s Been There: It Gets Easier

My view from home is changing as my oldest is now married and my youngest is wrapping up his college…

Grief, Living
March 19, 2024
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By Pam Whipple

To the Family with a Loved One in Jail

At first, I wanted to hide. I didn’t want to face people anywhere, not at the grocery store, not at…

When Your Son Grows Up, You Will Remember This

Grown Children, Motherhood
February 3, 2024
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By Vicki Bahr

When Your Son Grows Up, You Will Remember This

When your son turns 50, you will remember how, when he was a baby, he would kick the arm of…

Grown Children, Living, Motherhood
January 22, 2024
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By Lizzie Michalak

I’m So Lucky to Have Parents Like Mine

I was reminded recently that not everyone has parents like mine. I’ve always known it in theory, but seeing it…

Who Will Love Me This Way When My Mom Is Gone?

Grief, Loss
January 11, 2024
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By Alaine Flynn

Who Will Love Me This Way When My Mom Is Gone?

Ten years. That number is ingrained in my mind as I stare blankly at gray walls. A well-known cancer doctor…

grown children

I’m Sending Another Piece of My Heart To College

Dear Dad, As You Consider Retirement

My Teen Is Ready to Move Out and I Have to Let Him Go

The Nod: Why Listening—Not Lecturing—is What Grown Kids Need

The Best Neighbors Are Family

What’s a Mother to Do When Her Kids Are Grown?

Losing a Brother, Understanding My Mother

Take it from a Mom Who’s Been There: It Gets Easier

To the Family with a Loved One in Jail

When Your Son Grows Up, You Will Remember This

I’m So Lucky to Have Parents Like Mine

Who Will Love Me This Way When My Mom Is Gone?

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So God Made a Mother