College is An Adjustment For Moms and Dads, Too
Here we are again, with the big empty duffel bags out, waiting to be filled. It feels like we were…
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By Kaleigh Christensen Some Days a Daughter Just Needs Her Mom
Some days a daughter just needs her mom. When she has her own kids. When she’s tired and overwhelmed. When…
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By Jennifer Bailey I Missed Out On 30 Years With the Brother I Never Knew I Had
It’s no secret my father and I have a strained relationship. I’ve opened my heart to speak about our troubled…
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By Shannon Whitmore Mom and Dad’s House Will Always Feels Like Home
Two years ago, my parents sold my childhood home. Two years ago, I said goodbye to the house where I…
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By Stefanie Wass I’m Sending My Teens To College Soon, and My Head is Spinning
The dog is barking his head off, announcing the arrival of either UPS or Amazon Prime, I can’t be sure.…
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By Jennifer Marcinczyk I Miss My Babies, But Who They’ve Grown Up To Be is Pretty Great Too
I miss when my kids were babies . . . I really do . . . but boy, do I…
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By Zehra Naqvi To My Sister on Sister’s Day
To my sister, I was five when I pushed you out of the way so mom would hold just me,…
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By Vicki Bahr My Daughter is a Teacher and I’m Nervous For Her To Be Back in the Classroom
She’s nervous, I can tell. This whole back-to-school scenario is frightening to her. “What if nobody can understand me with…
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By Dani Sherman-Lazar I’m So Lucky To Call My Mom My Best Friend
Consider yourself lucky when you don’t have to look for a best friend, but it naturally happens—because she’s your mom.…
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By Carla Burgess Being a Mom of Adult Children is Pretty Great, Too
Standing in line at the grocery store with my two young daughters in a cart, I heard a couple behind…
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By Rachel Zeko Thanks For Everything, Dad
It's often thought that mothers are the glue that holds their families together. That without them things would fall apart.…
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By Debra Wilson Watching Your Little Girl Grow Into a Beautiful Woman is Pure Magic
Dear daughter, I had a dream last night, you were 10 again. I saw you as you were exactly then,…
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