To the Coach Who Benched Me, Thanks For Teaching Me About Life
Dear Coach, In high school, I hated you. My parents hated you, too—especially my dad. You and he had a…
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5 Ways To Connect With Your Kids Right Now
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The Simple Life Gives Us Everything We Need
This picture of my grandpa and me was taken well over 20 years ago. It was taken on one of…
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Dear Kids, Someday You’ll Need to Know Exactly What You’re Learning Right Now
Dear kids, Someday you'll need to know exactly what you're learning right now. I'm not talking about math or spelling…
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The Advice George Bush Gave Me in Grad School Seems Even More Important Today
I was lucky enough to earn my master's degree at a presidential library. This alone was pretty amazing, but the…
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My Grandmother Left Me Her Love
We were sitting at my sister’s birthday lunch, waiting for a few stragglers to make it to the restaurant before…
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Confessions of a Former Mean Girl
"I wish we could all get along like we used to in middle school. I wish I could make a…
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7 Lessons I’ve Learned From My Kids
We put so much pressure on making sure we raise our kids right. That we’re guiding lights teaching them respect,…
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13 Nuggets of Wisdom From Middle Age
Dear younger me, Good news is you’re still going to be kicking it at 49, which should shock you considering…
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There is Nothing Like Growing Up On the Farm
I pulled down the lane. Off in the distance driving in the field was my husband. It was just another…
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Thanks For the Memories, Coach Hart
Recently, my mom shared some sad news: my seventh-grade basketball coach passed away in late March. It was one of…
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Why I Talk With My Teens About My Wild Past
I was 14 when I first snuck into my parent's liquor cabinet and poured some sort of brown alcohol into…
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Dear Kids, If I Go Before You Grow
“What if I die before they grow?" This question has haunted me every day since I became a mother at 18.…
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