Sometimes Our Teens Need Blue Box Love
Sometimes loving a teen looks like making new Kraft Mac & Cheese at 4 a.m. My oldest packs her lunch…
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Sometimes loving a teen looks like making new Kraft Mac & Cheese at 4 a.m. My oldest packs her lunch…
Continue ReadingThey told me not to blink, but I was too overwhelmed learning how to become a mother. They told me…
Continue ReadingI observed my son today from a distance. I marveled at the subtle changes I saw: The squaring of his…
Continue ReadingThere is a time that lives in my heart that feels like it’s straight out of a Star Wars intro.…
Continue ReadingWe stand together silently in the short line at 7:58 a.m. Next to me, my almost-teenage son scuffles his feet…
Continue ReadingDear Son, You leave for college today, and I don’t want you to leave without telling you some things I…
Continue ReadingLanguage never stops evolving. And the dictionary never stops expanding. This powerful tool called communication is one we rely on…
Continue ReadingIn our state, there is a college scholarship called “Bright Futures.” Among other requirements such as a very good GPA…
Continue ReadingFrom the moment we hear our baby's cry after giving birth, we are on a beautiful hamster wheel of stages,…
Continue ReadingLooking at my 13-year-old in the car today, I saw what’s become the norm lately. Blonde, alpaca-like hair hanging in…
Continue ReadingMy firstborn son is a senior in high school this year. I don’t even know how I feel about that.…
Continue ReadingTo my teenager, I'm trying to let you go, believe me, I am. But it's hard. Excruciatingly, painfully hard. The…
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