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10 Lessons I Hope You Learn Playing Youth Sports

Kids, Motherhood
December 3, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

10 Lessons I Hope You Learn Playing Youth Sports

Last night was my sixth grader’s last basketball game of the season. He played with many of the same gang…

You Gave Him So Much More than a Haircut

Child, Motherhood
December 2, 2022
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By Krystal Sieben

You Gave Him So Much More than a Haircut

"Thank you for cutting his hair," I've told Emily many times in passing, or lightheartedly over text. I wish I…

Motherhood, Teen
November 22, 2022
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By Cari Resnick

Will My Child Be Like I Was As a Teen?

The day my son turned 15, I was overcome by fear and anxiety. An impending doom like a little, black,…

Dear Firstborn, Because of You My Heart Grew

Kids, Motherhood
October 11, 2022
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By Megan Kewaza

Dear Firstborn, Because of You My Heart Grew

To my firstborn, Some days it feels like I just found out about you—pregnant for the first time ever. But…

One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
September 22, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today

One day you will come home after your first day of a new school year and not wish to share…

His First Haircut Was the Start of Letting Go

Child, Motherhood, Tween
September 20, 2022
287 Views
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By Casey Sorensen

His First Haircut Was the Start of Letting Go

My son has the most beautiful curls. I remember when his hair started growing as a baby and a little…

Motherhood
September 13, 2022
235 Views
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By Valene Baskfield, LCSW

I Loved You the Best I Could

This morning my 16-year-old son Jack asked me, "How would you say I grew up, Mom? Was I poor? Or…

To My Sons in Heaven: Your Short Lives Changed Mine Forever

Grief
September 1, 2022
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By Claudia Campbell

To My Sons in Heaven: Your Short Lives Changed Mine Forever

Dear Noah, Caleb, and Micah: I can’t believe it’s been nine years since I held you in my arms. My…

Dear Son, My Heart Wasn’t Ready for You To Grow So Fast

Child, Motherhood
August 28, 2022
478 Views
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By Rachel Reva

Dear Son, My Heart Wasn’t Ready for You To Grow So Fast

Dear son, I wasn’t ready for this. But you were. I had it all planned out. I would enjoy the…

Your Son Won’t Care About Decorating His Dorm Room

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 4, 2022
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By Gayle Brown

Your Son Won’t Care About Decorating His Dorm Room

'Tis the season for dorms for those of us whose children are in college. You may be designing, planning,…

Mothering a Little Boy Seems Like it Will Go On Forever—Until it Doesn’t

Grown Children, Motherhood
July 30, 2022
962 Views
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By Susan Lambert

Mothering a Little Boy Seems Like it Will Go On Forever—Until it Doesn’t

I walked with a determined gait through the airport doors after I hugged my adult son goodbye. My tenacious walk…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
July 28, 2022
1.1K Views
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

Dear Sons, as You Become Men

Boys, you are currently 12 and almost 10 years of age. This world in which you find yourselves growing up…

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10 Lessons I Hope You Learn Playing Youth Sports

You Gave Him So Much More than a Haircut

Will My Child Be Like I Was As a Teen?

Dear Firstborn, Because of You My Heart Grew

One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today

His First Haircut Was the Start of Letting Go

I Loved You the Best I Could

To My Sons in Heaven: Your Short Lives Changed Mine Forever

Dear Son, My Heart Wasn’t Ready for You To Grow So Fast

Your Son Won’t Care About Decorating His Dorm Room

Mothering a Little Boy Seems Like it Will Go On Forever—Until it Doesn’t

Dear Sons, as You Become Men

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