By Deanna Ryan Soon There Will Be No More Breakfasts To Make
T-minus 44 days until a new beginning- Math has never been my strong suit or my favorite subject, but it…
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By Abby McDonald Time Is All We Have with our Kids
A few weeks ago, I made a mistake no mother of a teenage driver wants to make: I watched from…
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By Jennifer White My Teenage Daughter became My Best Friend
I don't know how it happened or even when it happened, but it definitely happened. When my daughter was born,…
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By Ashley Radzat When Holding Space Feels Hard: What to Do When Your Teen Pulls Away
You know the look. That mix of distance and defiance behind your teen’s eyes. One moment, they’re snuggling next to…
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I Love This Boy Who’s Becoming a Man Right Before My Eyes
This is 14. He still calls me mama. I give him rides and occasional advice that he may or may…
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In Defense of the Teenage Years
I have something to admit—I didn’t thrive in the baby stage. In fact, I often felt like I was drowning.…
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By Christine Koehring “Mom, You’re Always My Number One”
I walked into the amusement park with my son, ready for a day of proving myself as a cool mom.…
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By Melissa Kulp Frankenfield While I Was Raising Her, the Lord Was Raising Me
I should remember the doctor’s name, but I don’t. It was such an ordeal. 18 hours of labor sort of…
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Power Bars and The Friday Surprise: Coping with An Empty Nest
Power Bars. That’s what did me in. A few protein-packed energy bars on a shelf actually triggered that ugly scene…
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Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go
Light shone down from a cyan sky as we parked the car in the college admissions lot. It was a…
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I’m Not the Mom I Thought I Would Be, but I Am the Mom They Needed
Way before I had kids, I knew what kind of mom I wanted to be. I envisioned a perfectly clean…
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By Amy Martin I’ll Always Have More To Tell You
My newly driving 15-year-old grabbed his book bag and yelled, “Bye Mom!” on his way out the door. I managed…
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