God Bless the Middle School Teachers Who Love Our Tweens and Teens
I keep seeing articles about kindergartners heading off to school for the first time, and parents are feeling all the…
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I keep seeing articles about kindergartners heading off to school for the first time, and parents are feeling all the…
Continue ReadingOne of the first things I did after having your slippery body brought close to mine for the first time…
Continue ReadingYou are 9 and 11 years old, and every day I’m in awe of the young women you’re becoming. Still…
Continue Reading“Please don’t tell my friends I still watch Paw Patrol. They say it’s for babies and I know it is,…
Continue ReadingThe word “friend” is defined as “one attached to another by affection or esteem.” When I was a little girl,…
Continue ReadingYesterday I was walking past my 11-year-old daughter’s room when she asked me to help her with something. I went…
Continue ReadingMy 11-year-old daughter came into my room to show me a selfie she just took of herself. I studied the…
Continue ReadingWe were driving to see a movie when I asked Norah why she’d been calling herself fat recently. We were…
Continue ReadingAs the pandemic has separated us from those we love, I’ve been surprised by some of the people I miss…
Continue ReadingYears of little were spent with a request every morning from my girl, “Mommy, can you do two ponies?” I’d…
Continue ReadingI can remember when I received a bag of hand-me-downs from a friend whose little girl had outgrown her size…
Continue ReadingParenting looks different as kids age. The love is the same, but it manifests differently. Parenting a middle schooler can…
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