Dear Spirited Child, You’re Worth Every Unexpected Moment
Dear second (and last) baby, People told your dad and me that your big sister was our "sucker baby": she…
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By Angie Penney How to Survive Summer With Teenagers
Did just reading that title stress you out? I do not know about you, but I tend to dread the…
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4 Things Our High School Kids Need to Hear As They Graduate
As I watch my sweet, almost-grown babies, I can see my time with them growing shorter. I have so much…
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By Kristy Ramirez The Message Our Teenage Girls Are Getting About Their Bodies Can Break a Mother’s Heart
Four days of gray skies leave me hungry for the light. I make my way into our backyard when the…
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By Melissa Fenton The Most Exhausted You Will Ever Be Is Not When You Have Infants and Toddlers. It’s This.
People told me it would be harder. The been there done that empty nest mothers. They said, “Just wait until…
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By Lisa Leshaw A Conversation With a Daughter Who Met the Man of Her Dreams
"Your father is falling apart. It's not a medical condition, rather a predicament of the heart. You called to announce…
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By Christina Lezzo To My Teenager, I’m Doing My Best To Figure This Part Out
How on earth am I the mom of a 13-year-old? An official teenager. I know, I get it, “time flies"…
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By Stephanie Thompson The Early Years Seemed So Long But Now I’m Savoring Every Moment
Four months. How can a set amount of time feel like an eternity in one season and a vapor in…
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By Tammi Landry-Gilder I’m Still the Guardian of Their Hearts and Feelings Even When My Teenagers Don’t Think They Need Mom
Remember when your child was just a tiny, little ball of warmth? Do you look back with fondness when he…
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By Karen Gauvreau Why Parenting Teenagers Is Exactly Like Having a Mammogram
Young women who have not yet had a mammogram, or male readers, you may want to sit this one out.…
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By Kimberly Yavorski 15 Teen-Approved Ways to Say I Love You
Though teenagers sometimes act as though they don’t want to give or receive love, they do. Here are some ways…
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By Bridgette Ross Learning To Connect With This Man-Child of Mine
Hey momma, I see you. Struggling to connect with your teenage son. I get it. It's hard. You feel like…
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