One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today
One day you will come home after your first day of a new school year and not wish to share…
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One day you will come home after your first day of a new school year and not wish to share…
Continue ReadingThis morning my 16-year-old son Jack asked me, "How would you say I grew up, Mom? Was I poor? Or…
Continue ReadingDear son, I wasn’t ready for this. But you were. I had it all planned out. I would enjoy the…
Continue ReadingI walked with a determined gait through the airport doors after I hugged my adult son goodbye. My tenacious walk…
Continue ReadingIt feels like the beginning of goodbye. Oh, sure, my son is still a little boy, but not for long.…
Continue ReadingMy sweet baby, As I sit here feeding you, nestled in my arms, your little hand opens up and reaches…
Continue ReadingMy latest project has been getting my first son’s “big boy” room ready for him before our second child arrives…
Continue ReadingAs another school year closes, I’m once again struck by an ethereal sense of being punched in the gut. We…
Continue Reading"I feel so sad for them," my 5-year-old said contemplatively. "All those caterpillars won't have a mom and dad anymore."…
Continue ReadingMy 9-year-old son, Waylan, had a flag football game last night. It was chilly. It was windy. I didn’t want…
Continue ReadingThe arts-and-crafts tote overflowed with cylinders of petrified Play-Doh, crispy-bristled paintbrushes, and Elmer’s glue bottles with clogged applicator tips. Underneath…
Continue ReadingI look at him and my heart breaks into a million little pieces. It simply hurts too much to know…
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