Dear Future Daughter-in-Law, I Hope We’ll Be Close
Dear future daughter-in-law, My son loves you enough to want to spend the rest of his life with you. That’s…
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Dear future daughter-in-law, My son loves you enough to want to spend the rest of his life with you. That’s…
Continue ReadingI received the call at 8 p.m. My 16-year-old son’s name flashed across the screen. What I am about to…
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Continue ReadingA few weeks ago I was sitting on a bench at the playground watching my three kids run around like…
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Continue ReadingLast night was my sixth grader’s last basketball game of the season. He played with many of the same gang…
Continue Reading"Thank you for cutting his hair," I've told Emily many times in passing, or lightheartedly over text. I wish I…
Continue ReadingThe day my son turned 15, I was overcome by fear and anxiety. An impending doom like a little, black,…
Continue ReadingTo my firstborn, Some days it feels like I just found out about you—pregnant for the first time ever. But…
Continue ReadingMy son has the most beautiful curls. I remember when his hair started growing as a baby and a little…
Continue ReadingThis morning my 16-year-old son Jack asked me, "How would you say I grew up, Mom? Was I poor? Or…
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