I Will Baby My Son For as Long as I Can
I am a mom who gets criticized because I baby my son. I was the mom who held her son…
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I’m Watching My Little Boy Become a Young Man
I’ve been here before. This space between elementary school and middle school is familiar to me for I have walked…
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Dear Son, You’re One of the Good Guys
An open letter to my oldest on his 15th birthday: You turn 15 today in the near middle of this…
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Life As a Boy Mom Suits Me Perfectly
I am a boy mom, and it fits me like a glove. When I was pregnant with my first child,…
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I May Never Know What it’s Like to Be a Girl Mom
To the lady at Panera, As my family sat down to what was guaranteed to be a chaotic lunch, you…
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I’m Raising Sons Who Will Break Your Daughters’ Hearts
As a mom of all boys, I’m always hearing “He’s going to break some hearts one day,” and then I’m…
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You’ll Always be First
You will always be Mommy’s first boy to break into this world with great strength, and vigor and LOUD, red-faced…
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Fart Jokes, Arm Wrestling and Being the Mom my Boys Need
Today I stood back-to-back with my firstborn and nearly cried. “No way! There is no freaking way! You are absolutely…
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Yes, I Paint my Sons’ Toenails
Last night, I let my three-year-old son pick out a color of nail polish for me at Target. Bright electric…
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5 Tips for Raising a Future Douchebag
Every once in a while I read a piece that sticks with me and seems to come up in conversation…
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