The Magic of Christmas Doesn’t Go Away When Your Kids Are Teens—It Just Gets Better
I’ve been told the holiday magic changes as our kids get older. I suppose this is true. “Santa stops visiting,”…
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I’ve been told the holiday magic changes as our kids get older. I suppose this is true. “Santa stops visiting,”…
Continue ReadingEditor's Note: *This is a tongue-in-cheek post about raising teens because this is hard I have no idea why people…
Continue ReadingMy daughter is 13. It’s a tough age for any child, but her situation is complicated by her ever-shifting feelings…
Continue ReadingI’m a mess in this moment, you guys. You’re probably looking at this picture and just seeing a kid walking…
Continue ReadingI could see she was holding back tears as she walked down the steps of the school bus and into…
Continue ReadingMy husband bought me a dress for our wedding anniversary, which is the first time in 25 years that he…
Continue ReadingWe are long past getting up with a hungry baby in the middle of the night. We no longer push…
Continue ReadingI’m not going to lie, I was completely and utterly unprepared for my teenager’s booming social life. I mean, we…
Continue ReadingDear Daughter, Happy Sweet 16! My sweet girl, you’ve just reached a milestone in the midst of a pandemic and…
Continue ReadingThere's a reason parents of big kids shut down when their kids hit the teenage years. There's a reason moms…
Continue ReadingPeople prepared me well to parent babies and toddlers. There were lots of books, advice, and frequent check-ins. I couldn’t…
Continue ReadingIt is an odd feeling to watch your child be invisible to others. She goes to a big school, is…
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