Dear Daughter at 13, You Are Perfect
The day after my 13-year-old daughter asked to use my makeup to cover the splotches of acne dotting her T-zone,…
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The day after my 13-year-old daughter asked to use my makeup to cover the splotches of acne dotting her T-zone,…
Continue ReadingMy parents dropped me off at Dascomb Hall in Oberlin College way before cell phones or initials in neon lights…
Continue ReadingI’ve never been a sports mom, especially not football. I don’t understand what a first down, punt, or defensive tackle…
Continue ReadingI believe moms who have a hard time speaking up for themselves as girls get daughters who have no problem…
Continue ReadingNine is a tenuous age–she walks a tightrope between the play of a child and the poise of a teen.…
Continue Reading“Is that your daughter out there in the pink shirt?” the mom sitting next to me asked. “Yeah. She is,”…
Continue ReadingHave you ever had to say goodbye as your very heavy heart kept repeating . . . but it isn’t…
Continue ReadingFrom my own decades-old childhood on, I always knew I wanted to be a mom. In fact, there was nothing…
Continue ReadingThe rhythmic claps of the audience, the shimmering leotards under the glaring lights, and the poised yet powerful movements of…
Continue ReadingWatching our daughters grow into who they’re becoming is beautiful and painful at the same time. As a mother to…
Continue ReadingShe's at that in-between stage—not a young child, not a teen. She's tall. So very tall. And a little bit…
Continue Reading“Karmen, why didn’t you ever fear, dread, or shed any tears?” I asked my daughter. “Because God told me He…
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