By Krystal Sieben The Baby Clothes Get Me Every Time
Can we please talk about the clothes, and the heart-string-pulling moments when your little people no longer fit into a…
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I’m Not the Mom I Thought I Would Be, but I Am the Mom They Needed
Way before I had kids, I knew what kind of mom I wanted to be. I envisioned a perfectly clean…
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By Kelly Odom The Playset Belongs to Another Little Boy Now
It’s 12:38 p.m. I’m fixing lunch. It’s the end of spring break, the last spring break. It’s my son’s senior…
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College Means Our Home Is Not His Home Anymore
He was home! As he walked in the door, I breathed a sigh of relief. I had followed his trip…
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By Audrey Bivins Don’t Fake It ‘Till You Make It—Ask Questions, Stay Humble, and Grow
To my students: If you are in my classroom this year or were in it 15 years ago, I still…
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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…
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By Colin Morris Our College Visit Disaster: What You Should Learn from My Mistakes
With a song in my heart, I got in the car to drive my daughter to our first college visit. …
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It’s Her Time To Fly
Memory ghosts dance in the periphery of my mind. Even though three weeks have passed since I dropped her off—my…
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By Her View From Home I Will Never Hold My Children Back, Even If It Means They Move Far Away
“I want you to know that you can live anywhere you want when you grow up. You don’t need to…
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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…
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By Sandy Brannan I Wasn’t Aware of How Quickly My Babies Were Growing Until They Were Grown
I can go to the bathroom whenever I want to these days. I can also take a shower, hop into…
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By Krista Ward Tomorrow They’ll Be a Little More Grown
You never know. Before that late-night feeding. Or that hand hold as you stroll along the sidewalk. Before the leap…
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