By Carole Johnston My Little Boy is in There Still, I Know it
I remember when my son was born like it was yesterday—a fussy, colicky, jaundiced, heat-rash bundle of baby boy. My…
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By Brandon Janous Pray For the Dad Who Is His Son’s First Hero and His Daughter’s First Love
As dads, we are our sons' first hero and our daughters' first love. With that comes a ton of pressure,…
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By Rachel Gossen This is 15
It’s 15, and for those of you who haven’t yet crossed 15, 15 is this. Fifteen is late nights. Late…
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By Maribeth Darwin It Isn’t Easy To Say Goodbye To the Little Boy I Raised
Buried within the correspondence from politicians seeking donations and stores celebrating Labor Day sales, I spot an email from a…
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By Tabitha Yates I’m Not Going To Toughen Up My Sensitive Son
“Baby, I need you to stop crying about everything,” I say to my 4-year-old son, followed by a heavy sigh.…
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By Krista Ward They Tell You To Hold the Baby, But No One Warns You How Fast He Grows
They tell you to hold the baby. They tell you that everything else can fall by the wayside. They tell…
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By Liz Curtis Faria There’s a Little Boy Where My Baby Once Was
Today my baby became a little boy. The change has been coming for a while even if I didn't quite…
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By Mikala Albertson He Never Needed Me To Be a Perfect Mom
Sometimes I call him the practice child. The oldest of five. Born to a mom and dad deep in debt…
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By Brook Hall I Never Knew How Much I Could Love Someone Until I Saw My Son
No one told me when I was counting down the days until my first baby was born, that I would…
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By Natasha Carlow Precious Children, May You Grow in Love and Faith
Dear daughter and son, Let me start by saying how much I love you. You have made my life shine…
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By Jenni Brennan I’m Watching My Little Boy Become a Young Man
I’ve been here before. This space between elementary school and middle school is familiar to me for I have walked…
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Dear High School Freshman, It Wasn’t Supposed To Start Like This
This isn’t how it was supposed to be. I’ve pictured this moment, your first day of high school, since the…
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