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Kids, Motherhood
September 1, 2019
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I am so in Love With Being a Boy Mom

I never finish a cup of coffee. I rarely sit down. I could buy stock in milk, bread, and chips. I vacuum a lot. All my white shorts have grass…

Kids, Marriage
August 29, 2019
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I Want My Son to See His Father Love His Mother

I carefully close the door to my daughters’ bedroom and turn around to find my husband inches from me in the hallway. He snakes his arms around my…

Kids, Motherhood
August 28, 2019
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My Sons Are Exactly What I Never Knew I Needed

The other day I was running around the house in an epic pool noodle sword fight with the boys. It was two against one, them against me. I was clearly…

Kids, Teen, Tween
August 23, 2019
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I Don’t Have Sons, But I See Your Little Boy Growing Up

I don’t have any boys. My house is about as estrogen-charged as one can get with three teenage daughters living under my roof. I know nothing…

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
August 21, 2019
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Dear Son, You’re Not Done Needing Me Yet

You don’t need me for a lot of things, but you’re not done needing me yet. You’re becoming a man-child with you wide shoulders, big…

Teen
July 29, 2019
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Somehow, My Baby is Turning 13

I look at you, son, standing eye to eye, and I want to say I can’t believe you’re turning 13 . . . but I can. You blew out your candles last…

Kids
July 22, 2019
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We Must Teach Our Boys About Beauty

Hey, boy moms. I need you to listen up. Because we talk a lot about how girl moms get to speak into their daughters’ hearts when it comes to beauty…

Kids
July 12, 2019
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There’s Just Something Special About Brothers

Brothers—there is just something special about that bond. And there is nothing sweeter than getting to sit back and watch that bond grow and change…

Child, Motherhood
July 10, 2019
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What It’s Like to Raise a Boy

Dear expectant mama, I watch you marvel as you rub your belly, already searching for his familiar touch. You wonder what he is feeling and try your…

Kids
July 1, 2019
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Maybe He Won’t Change the World—But He Could

Maybe he won’t be a rockstar. Maybe he won’t bang his wooden sticks high over his head in front of a crowd. Maybe he won’t pound his foot on a…

raising boys

I am so in Love With Being a Boy Mom

I Want My Son to See His Father Love His Mother

My Sons Are Exactly What I Never Knew I Needed

I Don’t Have Sons, But I See Your Little Boy Growing Up

Dear Son, You’re Not Done Needing Me Yet

Somehow, My Baby is Turning 13

We Must Teach Our Boys About Beauty

There’s Just Something Special About Brothers

What It’s Like to Raise a Boy

Maybe He Won’t Change the World—But He Could

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