By Elizabeth Dardes I Am Her Mother and Her Friend
The moment I realized my daughter was my friend was her first college drop-off. Her tears displayed her love and…
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By Evi Wusk There’s Still Magic in These Tween Years
The water shimmers atop the electric-blue pool. The clock blinks 94 degrees. It is July 10th weather showing off. A…
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The Room that Built Me
Before Pinterest, before social media, before anybody cared, my room during high school in the early 2000s was decorated with…
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By Debra Caffrey Connecting with My Teen Son Will Always Be Worth the Wait
So much of parenting teens is just waiting around, whether it's in the car picking them up, reading in waiting…
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By Carolyn Moore Watch the Viral Hobby Lobby Christmas Ad Making Boy Moms Sob This Year
Every year as the holidays near, a new batch of ads from virtually every business on the planet hits the…
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By Jenny Albers Sometimes I Miss Her
“Hey Mom, can you straighten my hair?” she asks. I gladly oblige. Because it’s not often that she needs—or wants—my…
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By Mikala Albertson Adolescence Is Simply the Beginning of a Thousand Tiny Goodbyes
He’s gone. I’ve felt him being pulled away as if by a magnet for months. A year, maybe? The centrifugal…
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By Claudia Caramiello In This Season of Un-Needing
In the cold blue winter light, I would nurse my son, his mouth small like a sparrow, his breath warm…
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By Della Cassia I Blinked and the Little Girl Was Gone
They told me not to blink, but I was too overwhelmed learning how to become a mother. They told me…
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By Tricia Arthur “Mom, I Have Something To Talk To You About.”
He awaited my reaction like he did when he confessed he wasn’t sure Santa was real. I was in the…
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By Her View From Home The Age of Adolescence
Adolescence. It’s such a strange time—it’s difficult for the parents to navigate, but it’s also hard on the kid. It’s…
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By Nicole Mondano The Moment You Must Let Him Go
I observed my son today from a distance. I marveled at the subtle changes I saw: The squaring of his…
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