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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Senior Year Survival Guide
It is my oldest son’s senior year, and I’m barely holding on right now. I want to scream, laugh, cry,…
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By Lissy Bauer Letting My Senior Fly Comes with Tears of Joy and Heartache
Senior year is a milestone for our kids. The cap and gown. The countdowns. The college acceptances. It’s the year…
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I’ll Never Be Ready for the Last Baseball Game
You never know how quickly it will end until you’re sitting in the stands at the final baseball game of…
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By Her View From Home Seniors Answer Questions from Their Sixth Grade Selves—And It’s the Best Video You’ll See This Week
Somewhere in Chattanooga, TN is a school employee who deserves a huge raise... because whoever came up with the concept…
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The Cap and Gown are Ready…but Am I?
The cap and gown are hanging in the hall, and suddenly, everything feels like a “last.” The last packed lunch.…
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Dear Junior Moms, Get Ready for the Year of Letting Go
Light shone down from a cyan sky as we parked the car in the college admissions lot. It was a…
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By Kelly Odom The Playset Belongs to Another Little Boy Now
It’s 12:38 p.m. I’m fixing lunch. It’s the end of spring break, the last spring break. It’s my son’s senior…
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By Amy Keyes Spring of Senior Year Is the Dress Rehearsal for Letting Go
As a teacher, I count the time in school days. And as a proud Midwesterner for life, I also count…
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By Kelsey Scism Nobody Talks about This Part of Senior Year
Here’s what we know about senior year: It goes by fast. It’s full. It's emotional. It’s busy. Each successive last…
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A Teenager, Late-Night Smoothies, and Letting Go Slowly
Every night, without fail, my 17-year-old makes a smoothie before he goes to bed. It doesn’t matter what time it…
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Somehow I’m the Mom of a Senior
This is what it feels like to be the mom of a senior: Collecting every single moment and trying to…
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