By Angela Anagnost-Repke Dear Daughter, As You Head Off to Kindergarten
Dear Daughter, You’re starting kindergarten. And the beginning of your school journey means that we’ve got 13 years left together…
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By Whitney Fleming Dear Teen: I’ll Never Stop Asking For One More Moment With You
They will say no most of the time. When you ask them to watch a movie on a Friday night.…
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By Emily Collins I Was 15 When I Began Starving Myself
We stopped for ice cream on the way home from your last day of kindergarten. As chocolate ice cream dripped…
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Baby Girl, You Were Never Meant to be Ordinary
Within our family, there grows a little girl. A mighty soul in a tiny package. A fierce leader who can’t help…
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By Shaina Sweeney Some Dads Were Meant to Have Daughters
Do we have a hunter green bow is a text I received from my husband while I was at work.…
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By Michelle K Umbehauer To My Daughter, 11 Things I Want You To Know Before You Turn 11
To my (not-so) little girl, Here are 11 things I want you to know before you become an 11-year-old: 1.…
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By Kendra Barnes Dear Daughter, May You Learn the Power of Gentleness
You’re a force to be reckoned with, baby girl. Strong-willed. Not easily overlooked or forgotten. You feel big emotions, and…
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By Angela Williams Glenn Why Youth Sports Grow Strong Girls
I spent the summers of my youth on a ball diamond night in and night out. I spent most of…
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By Kelli Bachara A Dad is His Daughter’s Safe Place, Too
“Mothers are their children’s safe place.” I hear this all the time. I feel this way about my mom, and…
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By Kimberly Yavorski Dear Daughter, We Are So Much Alike
You recently turned 21—a milestone age. Yes, at 18 you became an adult, but at 21 you now have full…
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By René Hale Don’t Be Like Mommy When You Grow Up
Tonight at bath time, you looked me square in the eye and said, “Mommy, when I get big, I wanna…
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By Her View From Home I Never Imagined What I Was Wearing on Graduation Day Might Stand in Between Me and My Future
I grew up very poor, living in low income housing, eating reduced lunches, and being raised by a single mom…
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