By Carolyn Moore The Mental Load of Mothering Teens and Tweens Is Exhausting
We stand together silently in the short line at 7:58 a.m. Next to me, my almost-teenage son scuffles his feet…
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By Kerith Mickelson You’re Leaving for College Today
Dear Son, You leave for college today, and I don’t want you to leave without telling you some things I…
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A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Words Like “Meh” and Other Teen Lingo
Language never stops evolving. And the dictionary never stops expanding. This powerful tool called communication is one we rely on…
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By Marie Turbush He’s Not a Standardized Kid, but His Future Is Still Bright
In our state, there is a college scholarship called “Bright Futures.” Among other requirements such as a very good GPA…
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By Cyrece Dyoni Mothering Doesn’t End at Graduation
From the moment we hear our baby's cry after giving birth, we are on a beautiful hamster wheel of stages,…
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By Amy Martin I Look at My Teen Son and See All of Our Yesterdays
Looking at my 13-year-old in the car today, I saw what’s become the norm lately. Blonde, alpaca-like hair hanging in…
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By Harmony Vuycankiat You’ll Never Know Just How Much I Love You
My firstborn son is a senior in high school this year. I don’t even know how I feel about that.…
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By BA Eubank To My Teen as I Try to Let Go
To 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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By Nicole Pilgrim Dear Teen Sometimes I Still Wonder: Was I a Good Enough Mom?
It always felt like we had so much time ahead of us. Plenty of time to teach them all they…
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By Jess Litterell Why I Let My Teens Drink Coffee
At age seven, my family moved into a dairy-farm house built in the early 1900s. And, while the house still…
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