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I Want My Boys To Become Men of Character

Kids, Motherhood
June 30, 2022
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By Becky Stachnik

I Want My Boys To Become Men of Character

I’m a single mama of two young boys. As a woman raising young boys, I’ve thought a lot about how…

Kids, Motherhood
June 29, 2022
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By Katharine Lindh

Until There Was a Boy

I never believed in love at first sight . . . until there was a boy. A boy who made…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
June 13, 2022
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By Gina Smith

I’ll Take Every Hug I Can Get, My Son

As another school year closes, I’m once again struck by an ethereal sense of being punched in the gut. We…

The Man I Pray This Boy Becomes is Tender and Kind

Kids, Motherhood
June 5, 2022
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By Stephanie Kramm

The Man I Pray This Boy Becomes is Tender and Kind

"I feel so sad for them," my 5-year-old said contemplatively. "All those caterpillars won't have a mom and dad anymore."…

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
May 28, 2022
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By Manndi Maphies Wilkins

There’s Tenderness in Tween Boys Too

My 9-year-old son, Waylan, had a flag football game last night. It was chilly. It was windy. I didn’t want…

You Don’t Raise Your Babies to Be Little Forever, but I Thought I’d Have More Time

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
May 24, 2022
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By Kristie Reitz

You Don’t Raise Your Babies to Be Little Forever, but I Thought I’d Have More Time

I can see the yellow blur of the school bus passing in front of my window. Soon my little boy…

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

Motherhood, Tween
May 18, 2022
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By Jillian Van Hefty

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

The arts-and-crafts tote overflowed with cylinders of petrified Play-Doh, crispy-bristled paintbrushes, and Elmer’s glue bottles with clogged applicator tips. Underneath…

A Mom Never Stops Wondering if She Did Enough

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
May 13, 2022
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By Sara Sladoje

A Mom Never Stops Wondering if She Did Enough

Two days before my first child left for college, I swallowed tears passing the chocolate milk in the grocery store.…

You’re Graduating From Kindergarten and the First Part of Your Life

Child, Motherhood
May 11, 2022
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By Kelly Lang

You’re Graduating From Kindergarten and the First Part of Your Life

To my little graduate: I’m so proud of you. I used to think graduation ceremonies at this age were just…

Faith, Kids, Motherhood
May 4, 2022
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By Kalan Krueger

A Mother’s Love Is an Endless Pursuit

I look at him and my heart breaks into a million little pieces. It simply hurts too much to know…

My Mama Heart Wonders If He’s Ready For Kindergarten Next Year

Kids, Motherhood
May 3, 2022
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By Emily Solberg

My Mama Heart Wonders If He’s Ready For Kindergarten Next Year

Is he ready? It's the question I’ve been asking myself for the last year. The question that’s literally kept me…

My Son’s Well-Worn Lovey Is Proof Of How Motherhood Changes Us

Motherhood
May 2, 2022
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By Alyse Bressner

My Son’s Well-Worn Lovey Is Proof Of How Motherhood Changes Us

When my son was three months old, my aunt and uncle sent him a generously-stuffed cow from Texas that was…

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I Want My Boys To Become Men of Character

Until There Was a Boy

I’ll Take Every Hug I Can Get, My Son

The Man I Pray This Boy Becomes is Tender and Kind

There’s Tenderness in Tween Boys Too

You Don’t Raise Your Babies to Be Little Forever, but I Thought I’d Have More Time

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

A Mom Never Stops Wondering if She Did Enough

You’re Graduating From Kindergarten and the First Part of Your Life

A Mother’s Love Is an Endless Pursuit

My Mama Heart Wonders If He’s Ready For Kindergarten Next Year

My Son’s Well-Worn Lovey Is Proof Of How Motherhood Changes Us

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