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There’s Something Special about Football Boys

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
September 6, 2023
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3 Minute Read

By Kelsey Scism

There’s Something Special about Football Boys

There’s something about football boys. Maybe it’s the sunrise practices when the heat is too strong mid-afternoon. Or maybe it’s…

I’m More Like My Strong-Willed Teen than I Like to Admit

Faith, Motherhood
August 23, 2023
1.4K Views
4 Minute Read

By Megan Jean Wilczek

I’m More Like My Strong-Willed Teen than I Like to Admit

My son slammed his fingers down the guitar strings enthusiastically while I stared at my computer screen, eyes glazed over,…

Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?

Living, Motherhood
August 5, 2023
1.6K Views
5 Minute Read

By Cari Resnick

Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?

A few years ago, I let go of our Mr. Potato Head collection. I asked my boys to play one…

He Needs Me Less Now, But I’m Still His Home

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
July 29, 2023
1K Views
3 Minute Read

By Kristie Reitz

He Needs Me Less Now, But I’m Still His Home

There he is. Standing on first base. A boy who needs me less. I think back to 10 years ago.…

Kids, Motherhood
May 25, 2023
1.4K Views
2 Minute Read

By Melissa Burnett

Before You, Boy, I Never Knew

Before you, boy, I never knew that little boys could get so dirty. Play so rough. Climb so high. Assess…

Donna Kelce Is Living the Boy Mom Dream: Her Two Sons Will Face Off in the NFL’s Biggest Game

Living, Motherhood
January 30, 2023
1.2K Views
2 Minute Read

By Her View From Home

Donna Kelce Is Living the Boy Mom Dream: Her Two Sons Will Face Off in the NFL’s Biggest Game

How many millions of brothers have grown up playing football against each other in their backyards? It's impossible to know,…

Kids, Motherhood
January 5, 2023
2.3K Views
3 Minute Read

By Heather Elrod

I Was Meant to Be a Boy Mom

When you're a little girl, you dream of the day you can pass all your Barbies and dolls on to…

The Little Boy You Knew is Gone, But What Comes Next is Beautiful Too

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
July 8, 2022
7.4K Views
4 Minute Read

By Mikala Albertson

The Little Boy You Knew is Gone, But What Comes Next is Beautiful Too

Listen, you guys . . . That thing they always warn you about? It happens. The little boy with the…

I Want My Boys To Become Men of Character

Kids, Motherhood
June 30, 2022
947 Views
5 Minute Read

By Becky Stachnik

I Want My Boys To Become Men of Character

I’m a single mama of two young boys. As a woman raising young boys, I’ve thought a lot about how…

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

Motherhood, Tween
May 18, 2022
1.3K Views
4 Minute Read

By Jillian Van Hefty

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

The arts-and-crafts tote overflowed with cylinders of petrified Play-Doh, crispy-bristled paintbrushes, and Elmer’s glue bottles with clogged applicator tips. Underneath…

Kids, Motherhood
May 6, 2022
2.2K Views
4 Minute Read

By Andrea Bartman

I’m Raising Wild Boys

Yesterday my boys (two and eight) were playing outside in our cul-de-sac—running, yelling, tackling each other . . . all…

Motherhood
April 13, 2022
881 Views
5 Minute Read

By Stephanie Kramm

Dear New Mama of a Bundle of Blue

Dear new mama of a bundle of blue, When you have your first boy, you will look down at him…

raising boys

There’s Something Special about Football Boys

I’m More Like My Strong-Willed Teen than I Like to Admit

Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?

He Needs Me Less Now, But I’m Still His Home

Before You, Boy, I Never Knew

Donna Kelce Is Living the Boy Mom Dream: Her Two Sons Will Face Off in the NFL’s Biggest Game

I Was Meant to Be a Boy Mom

The Little Boy You Knew is Gone, But What Comes Next is Beautiful Too

I Want My Boys To Become Men of Character

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

I’m Raising Wild Boys

Dear New Mama of a Bundle of Blue

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