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Kindergarten is the Start of Letting You Go

Kids, Motherhood
July 29, 2022
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By Kaleigh Christensen

Kindergarten is the Start of Letting You Go

We’re physically ready for kindergarten. We’ve got the backpack, the school supplies, the school clothes, and the new shoes. We’ve…

Grief, Loss
July 23, 2022
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By Angela Williams Glenn

Have You Sat with the Dying?

Have you sat with the dying? Have you seen the loved ones who sit at their bedside night after night,…

I Know It’s Just Summer Camp but I Miss You Already

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
June 30, 2022
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By Stephanie Kramm

I Know It’s Just Summer Camp but I Miss You Already

You would’ve thought I was sending you off to college. The way I triple-checked to make sure you had everything…

Grown Children, Motherhood
June 7, 2022
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By Kathleen Duthu

Dear Daughter, Buy the Teal Sofa

I’d never heard of apartment sofas until last month, probably because I had hand-me-down living room furniture when I was…

Being the Mother of an Athlete Means Learning to Let Go

Motherhood, Sports
May 23, 2022
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By Mehr Piracha Lee

Being the Mother of an Athlete Means Learning to Let Go

This is my post. Has been for years. I’ve held this spot sacred, watching you play for so long. Yet as…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
March 6, 2022
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By Suzanne Weerts

When it’s Time To Let You Go

Setting your babies free is not easy like a day at the beach. When they’re little, splashing joyfully on the…

What They Forget To Tell You About Motherhood

Motherhood
January 21, 2022
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By Sara Springer

What They Forget To Tell You About Motherhood

Motherhood. The world does not adequately prepare you for all that role truly encompasses. Sure, they tell you many things like: …

Dear Teen, I’m Down To 5 Years Left With You

Motherhood, Teen
September 30, 2021
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By Jill Robinson

Dear Teen, I’m Down To 5 Years Left With You

And then there were five. Five measly years left with you. How could that ever be enough? How could five…

Kids, Motherhood, Teen
September 9, 2021
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By Lori Miller

Our Teens Let Go First

For the adolescents in my nest, everything seems too big. There is no context or perspective, only borderless heartache and…

Kids, Motherhood
August 27, 2021
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

They Need Me Less and I Love Them More

In less than two weeks, my oldest son will be a fifth-grader and my youngest son will excitedly enter the…

Trusting a Teenager Takes Time For a Mama’s Heart

Motherhood, Teen
February 7, 2021
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By Jennifer Blanke

Trusting a Teenager Takes Time For a Mama’s Heart

I’m not going to lie, I was completely and utterly unprepared for my teenager’s booming social life. I mean, we…

This is What Loving a Big Kid Looks Like

Grown Children, Motherhood
September 6, 2020
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By Elizabeth Spencer

This is What Loving a Big Kid Looks Like

This is me, loving you, my big kid. Biting my tongue and biding my time. Thinking. And waiting. And it’s…

letting go

Kindergarten is the Start of Letting You Go

Have You Sat with the Dying?

I Know It’s Just Summer Camp but I Miss You Already

Dear Daughter, Buy the Teal Sofa

Being the Mother of an Athlete Means Learning to Let Go

When it’s Time To Let You Go

What They Forget To Tell You About Motherhood

Dear Teen, I’m Down To 5 Years Left With You

Our Teens Let Go First

They Need Me Less and I Love Them More

Trusting a Teenager Takes Time For a Mama’s Heart

This is What Loving a Big Kid Looks Like

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