I’m Not Really Sure How To Do This Teenager Thing
I was not prepared to be a mother of teenagers. Sure, I was warned by other parents about the difficult…
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I’m Trusting God with My Teenagers
Last week I cried so long and so hard I ended up with a wicked headache. Some days parenting is…
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By Abby McDonald Time Is All We Have with our Kids
A few weeks ago, I made a mistake no mother of a teenage driver wants to make: I watched from…
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Dear Middle Child, I See You
To my middle child, Today I just wanted to tell you something: I see you. I see you trying hard,…
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By Ashley Radzat When Holding Space Feels Hard: What to Do When Your Teen Pulls Away
You know the look. That mix of distance and defiance behind your teen’s eyes. One moment, they’re snuggling next to…
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By Dr. Elonda Wilson I’m a Single Mom with an Almost-Grown Son, Wondering If I Did Enough
I wish parenting came with a map. Or a playbook. Or even a frequently asked questions section. Instead, I find…
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By Cyrece Dyoni I’m Falling Into the Goodbye Hole
When I first became a mother, I never wanted to leave our firstborn, ever. True story: the first time my…
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In Defense of the Teenage Years
I have something to admit—I didn’t thrive in the baby stage. In fact, I often felt like I was drowning.…
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I’m Not the Mom I Thought I Would Be, but I Am the Mom They Needed
Way before I had kids, I knew what kind of mom I wanted to be. I envisioned a perfectly clean…
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By Erin Eddy There’s Beauty In the Teen Years Too
From the random dirty dishes presently cluttering our basement to the constant eye-rolling I'm privy to, it's evident that there…
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By Amy Martin I’ll Always Have More To Tell You
My newly driving 15-year-old grabbed his book bag and yelled, “Bye Mom!” on his way out the door. I managed…
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By Amy Keyes What Memories Will They Take from This Room?
The other day I braved my basement. It's not a place I go often. The fleeting years of LEGOs and…
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