Somewhere Along the Way, Your Child Became Mine Inside This Classroom
Thank you for sharing your child with me this school year. August is a natural high for teachers. We work all summer to renew ourselves and gear up…
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A Prom Dress and a Bold Decision
My 17-year-old daughter and I have spent every weekend for the past month shopping for a dress for her high school junior prom. She is, at heart, a…
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Facing Your Harshest Critic as a Mother Means Looking in the Mirror First
“What a young mom thing to do” I hear her behind me saying, while I’m explaining why I’m not leaving my baby in the daycare at church. She…
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Dear Mama, Your Kids Love You Just the Way You Are
Recently, my husband and I took our two young boys to Southern California for our first big family vacation. Having never been to the beach before,…
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Why I’m Letting Go of the Lies I’ve Always Told Myself
Growing up, I was the youngest in my family, by five years, 10 years, 12 years, and 15 years. You could call me a mistake, but my dad calls me a…
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What I Wish I Could Tell My Child Self About Divorce
My parents divorced when I was five and my sister was three. Looking back now it was the best possible outcome but at the time it was messy, very…
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Dear New Mom, This is What You Need To Get Through Parenting
Dear new mom: I am so excited for you. You are about to embark on one crazy ride, so put on your big girl panties. I have been thinking long and hard…
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Daughter, Hide These Powerful Truths In Your Heart—Like I Wish I Had At Your Age
At six-years-old, if I possibly could have, I would have told myself, “Tell someone!” At seven, eight, nine, and 10 years-old,…
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My Son Gets Teased at School and He Doesn’t Care, But I Do
My son gets teased at school and he doesn’t even care. Honestly, it’s one of the coolest things about him, but then, he’s a pretty cool kid. At…
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Using the Right Measurements for our Daughters
I noticed my daughter was acting odd when she returned from the grocery store with family friends, but I did not think much of it as I watched her…
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