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It’s Good To Have Friends You Don’t Always Agree With

Friendship, Living
July 7, 2023
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3 Minute Read

By Cindy Houlden

It’s Good To Have Friends You Don’t Always Agree With

Raise your hand if you have strong opinions. Raise your hand if you are willing to fight for those opinions.…

Listen to Their Endless Chatter Now So They’ll Talk to You as Tweens and Teens

Child, Kids, Motherhood, Tween
June 14, 2023
1.9K Views
5 Minute Read

By Sarah Trombley

Listen to Their Endless Chatter Now So They’ll Talk to You as Tweens and Teens

I’m a talker. I’m a spill-the-beans, over-sharing, rambling on about my latest fascination chatterbox. I love words, and so do…

Friendship, Living
June 8, 2022
970 Views
4 Minute Read

By Alana Smith

I Want to Be a Friend Who Listens

“So then, the kids were so out of sorts since they had stayed up late, that I just totally lost…

When Someone Invites You Into Their Pain, Leave Your Shoes at the Door

Friendship, Living
February 21, 2022
1.4K Views
3 Minute Read

By Her View From Home

When Someone Invites You Into Their Pain, Leave Your Shoes at the Door

In a moment of vulnerability, I invited you into my deepest pain. Pain buried so deeply that few have seen…

I Promise I Was Listening, But I Have So Much To Do

Kids, Motherhood
October 4, 2021
1.6K Views
2 Minute Read

By Hannah Hutchings

I Promise I Was Listening, But I Have So Much To Do

I'm sorry I appeared absent when you woke with so many things to say. I promise I was listening, but…

Dear Son, Thank You For Making Me Stop To Listen To Your Sweet Heart

Kids, Motherhood
July 18, 2018
1.4K Views
4 Minute Read

By Brea Schmidt

Dear Son, Thank You For Making Me Stop To Listen To Your Sweet Heart

After announcing to my kids that it was time to get ready for bed . . . I huffed my…

What My Son Told Me Changed My Mothering Forever

Kids, Motherhood
February 22, 2018
15.9K Views
3 Minute Read

By Lisa Mullen

What My Son Told Me Changed My Mothering Forever

Do you have any talkers in your family? I do. His name is Aidan, he’s three years old, and he…

This Simple Strategy Changed My Relationship with My Teens

Motherhood, Teen
January 25, 2018
6.7K Views
6 Minute Read

By Jodie Utter

This Simple Strategy Changed My Relationship with My Teens

I'm stinking it up as a parent AGAIN. All my kid wanted me to do was listen and I blew…

Talking Your Struggling Friend Off the Ledge (Because You’ve Been There, Too)

Journal, Relationships, Suicide
January 4, 2018
6K Views
4 Minute Read

By Michelle Riddell

Talking Your Struggling Friend Off the Ledge (Because You’ve Been There, Too)

You run into a friend. You have a minute, she has a minute so you stop and talk. She’s a…

3 Great Ways to Shut Down an Important Conversation

Journal, Relationships
April 30, 2017
1.3K Views
3 Minute Read

By Alethea Mshar

3 Great Ways to Shut Down an Important Conversation

Eavesdropping is a lifestyle for me. If you are out and about talking, I will be listening. If you ever…

Faith, Featured
September 29, 2013
980 Views
3 Minute Read

By Amy Sullivan

Listening To Whispers

Darnell asked me to prom every day. I tried to make excuses. You’ll have more fun with another date. There…

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It’s Good To Have Friends You Don’t Always Agree With

Listen to Their Endless Chatter Now So They’ll Talk to You as Tweens and Teens

I Want to Be a Friend Who Listens

When Someone Invites You Into Their Pain, Leave Your Shoes at the Door

I Promise I Was Listening, But I Have So Much To Do

Dear Son, Thank You For Making Me Stop To Listen To Your Sweet Heart

What My Son Told Me Changed My Mothering Forever

This Simple Strategy Changed My Relationship with My Teens

Talking Your Struggling Friend Off the Ledge (Because You’ve Been There, Too)

3 Great Ways to Shut Down an Important Conversation

Listening To Whispers

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