When Did My Little Boy Get Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?
“Mom, I’m not going trick-or-treating this year, so I won’t need a Halloween costume,” my 12-year-old said to me last…
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“Mom, I’m not going trick-or-treating this year, so I won’t need a Halloween costume,” my 12-year-old said to me last…
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Continue ReadingSitting cross-legged on the warm summer ground I comb my fingers through the damp grass. Every so often I grasp…
Continue ReadingI am a boy mom. I love being a boy mom. There are so many times I feel that special…
Continue ReadingThey said don’t blink, but I didn’t understand. And before we knew it, you filled up two full hands. On…
Continue ReadingAnd then there were five. Five measly years left with you. How could that ever be enough? How could five…
Continue ReadingI am a first-time football mom. I am your football mom. And, tonight, on the eve of your very first game, I…
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Continue ReadingMy 4-year-old was playing in the bathtub as I sat on the floor next to him working on my laptop…
Continue ReadingLate last night as my oldest son, who just turned 11 this week, said the routine "goodnight," he grabbed my…
Continue ReadingIt’s mid-afternoon, the slowest part of the day. I’ve spent the day dealing with meals and schedules, tasks, chores, jobs,…
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