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Motherhood, Teen
February 22, 2021
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I Almost Broke My Strong-Willed Child’s Spirit

This one right here. I almost broke her spirit. So alike that we butt heads like two rams fighting for…

Child, Faith, Motherhood
February 11, 2021
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Dear Strong Willed Daughter, When We Struggle

You, my daughter, are my tough one. You are my child who bucks against everything I say. You keep your…

Kids, Motherhood
December 14, 2020
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My Strong Willed Child Challenges Everything, and One Day it Will Serve Her Well

If I ask her not to do something, she will literally go out of her way to do the opposite.…

Child, Motherhood
September 2, 2020
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I’ll Never Stop Chasing You, My Strong-Willed Child

My strong-willed child, I’m always chasing you. But sometimes my legs get tired. Because it’s hard playing a game of…

Motherhood
July 6, 2020
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My Absolutely, Positively Difficult Child

My middle child. My wild child. My absolutely, positively difficult child. She was my easiest birth. After going overdue with…

Kids, Motherhood
June 26, 2020
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There is Wild Beauty in This Spirited Child of Mine

Spirited. Strong-willed. Lively. Energetic. Marches to the beat of her own drum. All words and phrases that have been used…

Kids, Motherhood
May 16, 2020
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Dear Strong-Willed Child, You Are Worth the Struggle

Strong willed kids are a lot. It’s as though they were born to not only rock the boat, but crash…

Faith, Kids
April 25, 2020
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May His Strong Will Cultivate an Even Stronger Faith

Dear Lord, At the end of an exhausting and emotional day with my strong-willed child, I just need you. I’ve…

Faith, Kids
December 6, 2019
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Sometimes the Toughest Kids Have the Most Fragile Hearts

I have a hard-headed kid. She marches to the beat of her own drum. She doesn’t mind being different. She…

Kids, Motherhood
November 30, 2019
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Here’s To the Parents of Exceptional Children

My 9 -year-old is one of a kind. There are days I question if I am doing this parenting thing…

Kids
November 13, 2019
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Behind Every Strong-Willed Child is a Vulnerable Soul

My little girl—she has a firecracker personality. As an infant, she was a big kid trapped in a baby’s body…

Motherhood
October 14, 2019
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There’s Beauty in Raising a Wild Child, Too

The moment my third child was born, I knew I wanted a fourth. That statement still surprises even me. Early…