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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
918 Views
4 Minute Read

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
1.1K Views
5 Minute Read

By Manndi DeBoef

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
898 Views
3 Minute Read

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…

We Raise Our Children To Say Goodbye, But I’m Not Ready

Motherhood, Teen
September 2, 2020
523 Views
4 Minute Read

By Tanya Teichroeb

We Raise Our Children To Say Goodbye, But I’m Not Ready

I know we raise our children to release them in the end, but will I be ready to say goodbye…

Child, Motherhood
April 18, 2020
635 Views
2 Minute Read

By Sunny Russell

The Letting Go Happens Slowly

As parents, we don’t let our kids go all at once . . . but in countless ordinary moments that…

One of the Hardest Parts of Motherhood is Letting Our Kids Find Their Own Way

Kids, Motherhood
February 8, 2020
518 Views
3 Minute Read

By Lorilyn Bridges

One of the Hardest Parts of Motherhood is Letting Our Kids Find Their Own Way

Oh, sweet mama, you're not alone . . . we've all done it. And some of us even do it…

No Matter Where They Go, My Children Take a Piece of My Heart With Them

Motherhood
February 5, 2020
971 Views
3 Minute Read

By Elizabeth Spencer

No Matter Where They Go, My Children Take a Piece of My Heart With Them

When you become a mom, you become a heart donor. From that moment on, a piece of your heart goes…

To the Man Who Quietly Holds Us Together: We See You

Kids, Marriage, Motherhood
September 9, 2019
519 Views
3 Minute Read

By Stephanie Faro

To the Man Who Quietly Holds Us Together: We See You

You’ve always been the calm one. The steady force that keeps this family from going off the rails. The man…

I Guess This is What It Feels Like to Let Go

Kids, Motherhood
August 27, 2019
727 Views
3 Minute Read

By Traci Rhoades

I Guess This is What It Feels Like to Let Go

You were only a few months old when I dressed you in that tiny green dress with embroidered flowers. I…

Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood
August 25, 2019
1.9K Views
5 Minute Read

By Esther Goetz

To the Parents Saying Goodbye

I’m awake. It’s 4 a.m. Just 45 minutes ago, I heard the garage door open and close for the last…

letting go

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

We Raise Our Children To Say Goodbye, But I’m Not Ready

The Letting Go Happens Slowly

One of the Hardest Parts of Motherhood is Letting Our Kids Find Their Own Way

No Matter Where They Go, My Children Take a Piece of My Heart With Them

To the Man Who Quietly Holds Us Together: We See You

I Guess This is What It Feels Like to Let Go

To the Parents Saying Goodbye

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