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A Mother Doesn’t Stop Being a Mother When Her Son Is Grown

Grown Children, Motherhood
April 23, 2022
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By Beth Bate-DuBoff

A Mother Doesn’t Stop Being a Mother When Her Son Is Grown

I saw you in pain today. Not a physical pain, where I could hand you a Band-Aid or two Advil…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
March 6, 2022
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By Suzanne Weerts

When it’s Time To Let You Go

Setting your babies free is not easy like a day at the beach. When they’re little, splashing joyfully on the…

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…

Grown Children
January 22, 2022
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By Jennifer Ross

Dear Mom, You Made Me a Better Person

Dear Mom, You have made me a much better person lately but not in the usual ways. It was your…

Mom, You Did the Best You Could and it Was Enough

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
January 22, 2022
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By Jess Ronne

Mom, You Did the Best You Could and it Was Enough

“Hey, come here a minute,” I motioned to my 19-year-old son, Caleb. "I have a question for you." “What?" He…

Sometimes Sisters Aren’t Best Friends—And That’s OK

Friendship, Grown Children, Living
January 11, 2022
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By Betsy Moore

Sometimes Sisters Aren’t Best Friends—And That’s OK

Sisters, we don't have to be best friends. I still love you both. When I was five years old, sisters,…

Living, Motherhood
December 3, 2021
9.0K Views
2 Minute Read

By Erin Eddy

I Hit the Mother-In-Law Jackpot

My mother-in-law delivered this pan to our doorstep with a hot meal tucked inside. Pizza burgers, she called them, before…

I Hope My Grown Children Settle Close To Home

Grown Children, Motherhood
November 17, 2021
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By Laura Hanby Hudgens

I Hope My Grown Children Settle Close To Home

There’s no shortage of memes and articles on the Internet about how simultaneously heartbreaking and gratifying it is for parents…

Dementia is Stealing My Mother Away and I Miss Her So Much

Grief, Grown Children
September 8, 2021
10.8K Views
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By Jennifer Ross

Dementia is Stealing My Mother Away and I Miss Her So Much

I miss my mom. The things I miss about her surprise me. I miss how easily she put an elaborate…

It’s Going To Be So Hard To Leave My Baby At College

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 10, 2021
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4 Minute Read

By Claudia Caramiello

It’s Going To Be So Hard To Leave My Baby At College

“You need to stop this,” my mother said one evening when I called her in tears. “Join a book club,”…

No Matter How Much Your Children Grow, You Don’t Outgrow Motherhood

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
June 20, 2021
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2 Minute Read

By Sandy Brannan

No Matter How Much Your Children Grow, You Don’t Outgrow Motherhood

I love looking at my children. I always have. I remember rocking them, holding them just so I could look…

Motherhood
June 19, 2021
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4 Minute Read

By Sydnei Kaplan

Kids Never Outgrow Your Love

It’s 3 a.m. and I’m exhausted but I just can’t sleep. I hung up with my college son about 15…

grown children

A Mother Doesn’t Stop Being a Mother When Her Son Is Grown

When it’s Time To Let You Go

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

Dear Mom, You Made Me a Better Person

Mom, You Did the Best You Could and it Was Enough

Sometimes Sisters Aren’t Best Friends—And That’s OK

I Hit the Mother-In-Law Jackpot

I Hope My Grown Children Settle Close To Home

Dementia is Stealing My Mother Away and I Miss Her So Much

It’s Going To Be So Hard To Leave My Baby At College

No Matter How Much Your Children Grow, You Don’t Outgrow Motherhood

Kids Never Outgrow Your Love

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So God Made a Mother