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Motherhood, Teen
August 12, 2019
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By Anne Metz

Dear Teen, Your Mother Delights in You

I was there the first time you belly laughed. You found something uproariously funny and as that laugh bubbled up…

Dear Teen: I’ll Never Stop Asking For One More Moment With You

Teen, Tween
August 4, 2019
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By Whitney Fleming

Dear Teen: I’ll Never Stop Asking For One More Moment With You

They will say no most of the time. When you ask them to watch a movie on a Friday night.…

Motherhood, Teen
July 10, 2019
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By Elizabeth Spencer

To My Teenager: We’ll Do This Together

To my teenager, I’m sorry. I’m sorry for what I said this morning. I’m sorry for the way I said…

Dear Teenage Daughter, I Remember What It Was like to Be You

Teen
October 26, 2018
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By Rachel Carpenter

Dear Teenage Daughter, I Remember What It Was like to Be You

Dear Teenager: I know how you feel. You may think I do not. I am your mother—a relic from another…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
September 10, 2018
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By Whitney Fleming

When Your Daughter Turns 13

Sometimes she takes my breath away, this beautiful daughter of mine. She has one foot in her childhood, the other…

Motherhood, Teen
August 22, 2018
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By Claudia Caramiello

When He’s 15

When he's 15, you may find him texting heart emojis to a girl you’ve never heard him mention before. Curiously,…

14 Things To Say When Your Child’s Heart is Broken

Motherhood, Relationships, Teen
June 30, 2018
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By Julie Hoag

14 Things To Say When Your Child’s Heart is Broken

When your child’s heart is broken, a mom is there to pick up the pieces. It’s bound to happen. As…

The Surprising Truth About Parenting a Teenager

Kids, Motherhood
October 23, 2017
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By Jelise Ballon

The Surprising Truth About Parenting a Teenager

You don’t have to be a parent to know that the general consensus around raising teenagers is “oh boy, hold…

16 Things to Say to Your Kids When They’re Having a Bad Day

Motherhood, Teen
October 12, 2017
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By Elizabeth Spencer

16 Things to Say to Your Kids When They’re Having a Bad Day

The other day, I got this text from my college freshman daughter: Please pray for me. I’m so overwhelmed right…

To the Girl who Wants to Date My Teenage Son

Faith, Journal, Kids, Motherhood, Relationships
October 5, 2017
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By Erin Turnley

To the Girl who Wants to Date My Teenage Son

The inevitable has finally happened; my son wants to date. Wait, wasn’t it just yesterday that I celebrated my son’s…

Dear Son: 12 Things to Stop Doing if You Want a Happy Wife Someday

Kids, Motherhood
September 27, 2017
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By Crystal Foose

Dear Son: 12 Things to Stop Doing if You Want a Happy Wife Someday

Dear Son, When mothers step back from the day-to-day grind of raising little people, they realize the true purpose is…

I’m Okay with my Teens Doing Less Than Their Best

Kids, Motherhood, School
September 15, 2017
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By Crystal Hill

I’m Okay with my Teens Doing Less Than Their Best

School just started for my two high school boys and already they’re completely exhausted. One of them even comes home…

mom of teens

Dear Teen, Your Mother Delights in You

Dear Teen: I’ll Never Stop Asking For One More Moment With You

To My Teenager: We’ll Do This Together

Dear Teenage Daughter, I Remember What It Was like to Be You

When Your Daughter Turns 13

When He’s 15

14 Things To Say When Your Child’s Heart is Broken

The Surprising Truth About Parenting a Teenager

16 Things to Say to Your Kids When They’re Having a Bad Day

To the Girl who Wants to Date My Teenage Son

Dear Son: 12 Things to Stop Doing if You Want a Happy Wife Someday

I’m Okay with my Teens Doing Less Than Their Best

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