Parenting a Teenager is Harder Than I Ever Thought it Would Be
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Remember the sleep deprivation of having a newborn? Remember the mental drain of potty-training a toddler? Or the worry of…
Continue ReadingAfter just a few months into her position as the head volleyball coach at Amarillo High School in Texas’ panhandle,…
Continue ReadingMy freshman daughter came home from school yesterday and let me know that her teacher pulled her aside. “She wants…
Continue ReadingFirst, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all the tears. I didn't know how soon they'd start but they've already begun…
Continue ReadingI grew up in a small town and I still live outside that small town. My high school was not…
Continue ReadingA few months ago at church, two friends asked me how it was going with my daughter, and I didn’t…
Continue ReadingIf you are the parent of a teenager, you have most likely heard about teens' rampant use of vaping. Kids…
Continue ReadingIf you are the parent of a teenager, you've probably lectured them a few times about how hard the real…
Continue Reading“My stomach is full of butterflies!” “I feel like I could puke!” “Eeekkk, I’m so nervous!!” “This is scary!” Those…
Continue ReadingI'm that mom—the one who fights back-to-school with every fiber of her being. I hate the cheery yellow pencil stickers…
Continue ReadingI was 14 when I first snuck into my parent's liquor cabinet and poured some sort of brown alcohol into…
Continue ReadingMy daughter used to be enamored with the heart-shaped notes the Tooth Fairy left under her pillow. She’d run into…
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