By Amy Keyes It’s the Summer before Senior Year
How quickly I find myself here again. The summer before senior year. Standing at the intersection of a series of…
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By Tracy Harper When “What’s Next?” Starts to Feel Like a Test
They were sitting side by side, comparing what came next. One was finishing her senior year of high school, talking…
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Behind Every Smiling Graduate Is a Mother Letting Go
Every year, millions of American families send their children off to their freshman year of college. Their pictures dot our…
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8 Truths for the Graduate Still Figuring It Out
Dear Graduate, I know you’re feeling it all right now. Anticipation, trepidation, and then other times, you don’t know what…
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Dear Senior Mamas, That Smile Is Worth It All
“One, two, three! Say, ‘Cheese!’” About two months ago, senioritis was so ripe in our home you could smell it.…
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By Her View From Home The Cap and Gown are Ready…but Am I?
The cap and gown are hanging in the hall, and suddenly, everything feels like a “last.” The last packed lunch.…
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Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go
Light shone down from a cyan sky as we parked the car in the college admissions lot. It was a…
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Somehow I’m the Mom of a Senior
This is what it feels like to be the mom of a senior: Collecting every single moment and trying to…
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By Heather Spiva Graduation Means One Last Party
My head is about to explode. My youngest, AKA my baby, is about to graduate high school this June. While…
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By Savannah Lyon Dear High School Senior, I Can’t Believe We’re Here Already
I never imagined these days of preparing for graduation, senior prom, senior photos, and you actually moving out would come.…
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Dear High School Junior, Make the Most of This Year
To my high school junior, Each year, these back-to-school letters get more difficult to write. Wanting to capture all that…
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By Stephanie Janney Does She Know How Much I Love Her?
I wasn’t prepared for this time in our life together. I wasn’t given enough warning on how I would be…
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