Connecting with My Teen Son Will Always Be Worth the Wait
So much of parenting teens is just waiting around, whether it's in the car picking them up, reading in waiting…
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So much of parenting teens is just waiting around, whether it's in the car picking them up, reading in waiting…
Continue ReadingEvery year as the holidays near, a new batch of ads from virtually every business on the planet hits the…
Continue ReadingHe’s gone. I’ve felt him being pulled away as if by a magnet for months. A year, maybe? The centrifugal…
Continue ReadingIn the cold blue winter light, I would nurse my son, his mouth small like a sparrow, his breath warm…
Continue ReadingAdolescence. It’s such a strange time—it’s difficult for the parents to navigate, but it’s also hard on the kid. It’s…
Continue ReadingI observed my son today from a distance. I marveled at the subtle changes I saw: The squaring of his…
Continue ReadingWhen I was 16, my social living teacher at Berkeley High School had us write letters to ourselves. She told…
Continue ReadingThere is a time that lives in my heart that feels like it’s straight out of a Star Wars intro.…
Continue ReadingShe used to wear cat shirts and mismatched socks and silly pants. But this is 15. Now she’s up early…
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 ReadingI’m no longer the last person he says goodnight to. That’s a hard pill to swallow. Here we are, just…
Continue ReadingI wasn’t prepared for this time in our life together. I wasn’t given enough warning on how I would be…
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