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Motherhood
February 15, 2020
3 Minute Read

Here’s to Us, Middle-Aged Moms Just Trying to Keep Up

Do you ever feel like the rotting avocado on your counter? There it is. So promisingly fresh. So deceptively OK. Until it’s taco Tuesday and what…

Products We Love, Teen, Tween
February 14, 2020
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12 Books For Navigating the Lonely World of Parenting Tweens and Teens

When I found out I was pregnant and for a few years after, I devoured every parenting book I could find. I liked knowing what was going to happen and…

Teen
February 9, 2020
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Dear Daughter, I Hope One Day We Can Be Friends

Dear daughter, I hope one day we can be friends. I hope one day we have more discussions than arguments, conversations than fights, laughs than…

Motherhood, Teen
February 7, 2020
4 Minute Read

The Truth About Parents of Teens is We’re All Faking it

So here’s the thing about parenting teenagers. It sort of makes us into liars. Like when someone asks how our tall kids are we say things…

Child, Motherhood, Teen
January 31, 2020
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The Stage That Sneaks Up on Mamas Raising Little Boys

I’ve got a teenager. My firstborn, my only son is 13. Just as quick as they all said he would, he grew up and out of that little boy stage I…

Child, Teen
January 23, 2020
2 Minute Read

Sweet Child, May You Live Simply and Love Deeply

My sweet child, slow down a bit. Don’t try to keep up. Listen closely to the ones who have run and rushed into their adult life. My sweet child,…

Kids, Motherhood
January 21, 2020
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Dear Young Moms, This Time Goes Faster Than You Could Ever Imagine

Walking thru Target early this morning—something I never do—I was overcome with emotion. Almost all of the customers in the store were young…

Motherhood, Teen
January 16, 2020
2 Minute Read

Parenting a Teenager is Harder Than I Ever Thought it Would Be

Remember the sleep deprivation of having a newborn? Remember the mental drain of potty-training a toddler? Or the worry of dropping your…

Motherhood, Teen
January 3, 2020
3 Minute Read

No One Told Me Having Teenagers Would Be So Much Fun

I stopped at the neighborhood grocery store for my quick mid-week stock-up. You know, just the essentials to get us through until the weekend when I…

Motherhood, Teen
December 13, 2019
4 Minute Read

Dear Daughter: I Know You Are Supposed to Walk Away, But It’s Hard to Let Go

I’ve been walking my teens to the bus stop. Not all the way, because that would be mortifying for them. I walk them to the end of our block, and…

mom of teens

Here’s to Us, Middle-Aged Moms Just Trying to Keep Up

12 Books For Navigating the Lonely World of Parenting Tweens and Teens

Dear Daughter, I Hope One Day We Can Be Friends

The Truth About Parents of Teens is We’re All Faking it

The Stage That Sneaks Up on Mamas Raising Little Boys

Sweet Child, May You Live Simply and Love Deeply

Dear Young Moms, This Time Goes Faster Than You Could Ever Imagine

Parenting a Teenager is Harder Than I Ever Thought it Would Be

No One Told Me Having Teenagers Would Be So Much Fun

Dear Daughter: I Know You Are Supposed to Walk Away, But It’s Hard to Let Go

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