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Motherhood, Tween
November 7, 2023
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By Corey Wheeland

The Magic Middle

My daughter turned 12 last month, which means we've somehow tiptoed into uncharted territory. I blinked, and then everything I…

Sometimes All You Can Do Is Move the Furniture

Kids, Motherhood, Teen
July 9, 2023
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By Sarah Nichols

Sometimes All You Can Do Is Move the Furniture

I didn’t realize I was a person who struggled with change until I became a parent. I enter each new…

Hey Tweens and Teens—You Can Trick-or-Treat at My House

Kids, Living, Teen, Tween
October 17, 2022
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By Maralee Bradley

Hey Tweens and Teens—You Can Trick-or-Treat at My House

When I was a kid, my parents had a definite cutoff age for trick-or-treating. As we entered the middle school…

Having Babies and Toddlers Is Exhausting—but So, So Sweet

Baby, Kids, Motherhood, Toddler
September 19, 2022
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By Shalene Roberts

Having Babies and Toddlers Is Exhausting—but So, So Sweet

I took the girls to one of our favorite coffee shops last week and all around me were parents of…

When You’re a Mom of Teens, You Never Pass up a Chance to Spend Time with Them

Motherhood, Teen
September 16, 2022
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By Lauren Cormier

When You’re a Mom of Teens, You Never Pass up a Chance to Spend Time with Them

When your kids are little, nothing rings more true than the saying that the days are long but the years…

My Kids Are Teens, but I’m Still a Mom—Please Don’t Forget Me

Motherhood, Teen
June 17, 2022
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By Kylee Heuer

My Kids Are Teens, but I’m Still a Mom—Please Don’t Forget Me

My kids are teenagers, but I’m still a mom. There are no more diapers to change or sippy cups to…

Motherhood
March 27, 2022
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By Sarah Trombley

Now That My Kids Are Older…What’s Next?

There’s one question that every mother has to ask herself. Usually more than once. What’s next? Mothers face that life-altering…

My Kids Are Older Now, But I’m Still Tired

Motherhood, Teen
March 24, 2022
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By Amy Betters-Midtvedt

My Kids Are Older Now, But I’m Still Tired

I just knew once my kids were older I’d have all sorts of time. I’d read books and watch shows…

Raising Kids With a Big Age Gap is the Best

Kids, Motherhood
January 22, 2022
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By Laura Costea

Raising Kids With a Big Age Gap is the Best

“Mom, it says here in the parenting magazine that by five months, babies should be responding when you call their…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
January 20, 2022
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By Lisa Bonnema

These Sacred Middle Years

They tell you it flies by. They tell you to savor it. But in the thick of sleepless nights and…

I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting

Child, Motherhood, Tween
December 22, 2021
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By Dena Wentz

I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting

One night, my husband was out at a meeting. I cleaned up after dinner, started the dishwasher, swept the floor,…

Kids, Motherhood, Teen
September 9, 2021
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By Lori Miller

Our Teens Let Go First

For the adolescents in my nest, everything seems too big. There is no context or perspective, only borderless heartache and…

older kids

The Magic Middle

Sometimes All You Can Do Is Move the Furniture

Hey Tweens and Teens—You Can Trick-or-Treat at My House

Having Babies and Toddlers Is Exhausting—but So, So Sweet

When You’re a Mom of Teens, You Never Pass up a Chance to Spend Time with Them

My Kids Are Teens, but I’m Still a Mom—Please Don’t Forget Me

Now That My Kids Are Older…What’s Next?

My Kids Are Older Now, But I’m Still Tired

Raising Kids With a Big Age Gap is the Best

These Sacred Middle Years

I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting

Our Teens Let Go First

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