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Motherhood, Tween
May 6, 2020
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She’s Wearing Pigtails Again

Years of little were spent with a request every morning from my girl, “Mommy, can you do two ponies?” I’d pull her hair to each side, tie it up…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 9, 2019
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I Wasn’t Ready For This

I can remember when I received a bag of hand-me-downs from a friend whose little girl had outgrown her size 10 clothing. My baby, at the time, was…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
June 6, 2019
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Your Tween Still Needs You—in Different Ways

Parenting looks different as kids age. The love is the same, but it manifests differently. Parenting a middle schooler can be difficult. There are so…

Kids, School, Tween
August 24, 2018
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I’m So Proud of the Young Man You’re Becoming, My Son

That first day of kindergarten feels like a million years ago when I think of all that you’ve learned since then. And yet to my mama heart it feels…

Kids, Motherhood
July 30, 2018
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He’s a Boy For Just a Little While Longer

A boy sits across the table from me. He is about half-grown, he just recently reached double digits. He looks at me and I see his daddy. He laughs…

Kids
June 25, 2018
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This Middle Part of Childhood Is Just As Good

Hey kids, I love where you’re at right now. Like, right this moment. No, it’s not because both of you are tucked in bed, the sweetness of sleep…

Kids, Teen
June 6, 2018
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I Bought Deodorant For My Preteen and Now I’m the One Who’s Sweating

Yes, I should’ve seen . . . or smelled it coming. On a recent shoe shopping adventure, we stood in the aisle and I wondered who I could give a…

Kids
May 24, 2018
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Dear Daughter As You Move On To Middle School

There are a few things I want to share with my daughter about the strangely awesome rollercoaster ride she’s about to take called middle…

Kids, Motherhood
April 30, 2018
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You’ll Be a Teenager Soon, But Today You’re Still My Baby

“I think she is growing up, and so begins to dream dreams, and have hopes and fears and fidgets, without knowing why or being able to explain…

Kids, Motherhood
March 19, 2018
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This is 11

I watch her as she sits on the back porch, laughing with her friends. She pushes her long, dark hair behind her ear and talks excitedly. She smiles…