Mothering Grown Children Has Made Me a Quieter Mom
How do I best mother my 22- and 27-year-old sons? Naturally, I will always be their mother; it’s a lifelong…
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How do I best mother my 22- and 27-year-old sons? Naturally, I will always be their mother; it’s a lifelong…
Continue ReadingThis weekend, our 15-year-old and 12-year-old played two different sports in two different tournaments at two different locations—at the same…
Continue Reading'Twas the night before kindergarten and all through the house, He slept while I cried, voice squeaking like a mouse.…
Continue ReadingWhen I became a mother, I had all these hopes and dreams for my children. And as they grew, those…
Continue ReadingSpecial needs mama, you’re on a different path . . . and it’s okay. Sometimes you don’t even notice it…
Continue ReadingI’m an elder millennial—meaning I grew up with non-extravagant summers filled with Slip 'N Slides hooked up to water hoses,…
Continue ReadingI never anticipated how much dirt and sweat and tears and stink would come with being a mom—and a boy…
Continue ReadingI knew when I had kids that I would be dealing with the building and deconstruction of their friendships for…
Continue ReadingSome people roll their eyes at the term, but I used to be a card-carrying member of the boy mom…
Continue ReadingI have four kids, so I have felt many levels of exhaustion over the past 13 years since becoming a…
Continue ReadingTantrums. Entitlement. Boredom. And those were the things I was battling with myself. The kids had their own issues! I…
Continue ReadingFor the second time in five months, I am lying on an exam table and listening to a nurse tell…
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