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Building a Bridge through These Middle Years

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
February 18, 2025
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By Katie Branley

Building a Bridge through These Middle Years

“Then I don’t even want to go!” my son yelled at me from his perch atop our stairs. Red-faced and…

Parenting Older Teens is Like a Constant Case of the Sunday Scaries

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
February 2, 2025
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By Lynn Rummel

Parenting Older Teens is Like a Constant Case of the Sunday Scaries

If you’ve ever experienced the "Sunday Scaries," you know the feeling well. It’s a mix of anxiety, doom, and excitement…

So Much of Parenting Teens is Slowly Letting Go

Motherhood, Teen
January 23, 2025
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By Michelle Hurst

So Much of Parenting Teens is Slowly Letting Go

I saw an exhausted mom in front of me at Target the other day. Her cart was loaded with diapers…

Motherhood, Teen
January 16, 2025
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By Amy Keyes

16 Is a Crossroads for Us Both

Not so long ago, my youngest turned 16. Sixteen candles. Sweet sixteen. Sixteen going on seventeen. All of the reminders that…

As I Let My Babies Go, My Heart Remembers It All

Motherhood
January 15, 2025
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By Melissa Jernigan

As I Let My Babies Go, My Heart Remembers It All

I sat on the back pew of the church Sunday. From there, I could see everything except the preacher. Around…

I Never Knew How Long a Day Could Be until You Went to Kindergarten

Kids, Motherhood
August 26, 2024
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By Dany Morrey

I Never Knew How Long a Day Could Be until You Went to Kindergarten

I always pictured myself packing my kids’ lunches, carefully picking each item, adding sweet notes, and balancing healthy options with…

The First Day of Preschool is Hardest for the Moms

Child, Kids, Motherhood
August 26, 2024
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By Marissa Khosh

The First Day of Preschool is Hardest for the Moms

The first day of Pre-K. Wow, that's a hard one. On that first day, it starts with prolonged hugs. It…

There Are Some Things Our Teens Have to Do on Their Own

Motherhood, Teen
July 22, 2024
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By Angela Williams Glenn

There Are Some Things Our Teens Have to Do on Their Own

I thought because I’ve taught teenagers for almost 20 years, I’d be ready for the teenage years with my own…

Resentment Lingers as Long as You Let It

Living
June 23, 2024
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By Cat Borg

Resentment Lingers as Long as You Let It

I let the anger consume me. It's happened before. I was hurt, and it was real, but I fed it.…

Round 2 in the Passenger Seat is Even Harder

Motherhood, Teen
April 18, 2024
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4 Minute Read

By Amy Keyes

Round 2 in the Passenger Seat is Even Harder

Here I am, once again, in the passenger seat. The driver’s side mirrors are adjusted a little higher. The seat…

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
January 2, 2024
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5 Minute Read

By Shandley McMurray

18 Years Went by In a Flash

If I close my eyes, I can conjure the feather-light weight of my newborn daughter. At under five pounds, my…

I’m a Helicopter Mom Learning to Become the Place They Can Land

Child, Kids, Motherhood
December 21, 2023
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7 Minute Read

By Kailyn Rhinehart

I’m a Helicopter Mom Learning to Become the Place They Can Land

My daughter places a paper in front of me on the kitchen counter, looking up at me expectedly. My eyebrows…

letting go

Building a Bridge through These Middle Years

Parenting Older Teens is Like a Constant Case of the Sunday Scaries

So Much of Parenting Teens is Slowly Letting Go

16 Is a Crossroads for Us Both

As I Let My Babies Go, My Heart Remembers It All

I Never Knew How Long a Day Could Be until You Went to Kindergarten

The First Day of Preschool is Hardest for the Moms

There Are Some Things Our Teens Have to Do on Their Own

Resentment Lingers as Long as You Let It

Round 2 in the Passenger Seat is Even Harder

18 Years Went by In a Flash

I’m a Helicopter Mom Learning to Become the Place They Can Land

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