He Needs Me Less Now, But I’m Still His Home
There he is. Standing on first base. A boy who needs me less. I think back to 10 years ago.…
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There he is. Standing on first base. A boy who needs me less. I think back to 10 years ago.…
Continue ReadingBefore you, boy, I never knew that little boys could get so dirty. Play so rough. Climb so high. Assess…
Continue ReadingHe towered over me, right there in the middle of the kitchen while I was making dinner. I looked up…
Continue ReadingChecking in—it’s what mothers do, or what I do anyway. I stand nose to chin with Miles and Gabriel, my…
Continue ReadingHow many millions of brothers have grown up playing football against each other in their backyards? It's impossible to know,…
Continue ReadingTo Benjamin, my 16-month-old son, I am everything. I am the first person that boy looks for when he wakes…
Continue ReadingBoys, you are currently 12 and almost 10 years of age. This world in which you find yourselves growing up…
Continue ReadingI’m a single mama of two young boys. As a woman raising young boys, I’ve thought a lot about how…
Continue ReadingMy 9-year-old son, Waylan, had a flag football game last night. It was chilly. It was windy. I didn’t want…
Continue ReadingFrom a very young age, two of the most important men in my life were my grandpa and my brother.…
Continue ReadingYesterday my boys (two and eight) were playing outside in our cul-de-sac—running, yelling, tackling each other . . . all…
Continue ReadingI want to get it right. I want them to be happy. I want them to express themselves however they…
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