Dear Teenage Self: Hold On, Better Days Are Coming
Trigger warning: abuse and self-harm mentioned. Dear sweet girl, I know you don't want to be seen but I see…
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Trigger warning: abuse and self-harm mentioned. Dear sweet girl, I know you don't want to be seen but I see…
Continue ReadingIn honor of a new school year, here are things I’ve learned while parenting teens: Do not wear dry cleaning…
Continue ReadingMy 14-year-old daughter studied the rules of the road religiously this summer, completed dozens of practice tests online, and passed…
Continue ReadingI stand in the kitchen with plates of pancakes, bacon, and eggs. An hour ago I knocked on bedroom doors…
Continue ReadingMamas of teenagers: you’ll be “cool” again soon, I promise. To young children, it doesn’t get cooler than your mom.…
Continue ReadingOften we measure growing up in the big moments, the milestones, and celebrations. We mark baby’s first tooth, birthdays, and…
Continue ReadingI keep seeing articles about kindergartners heading off to school for the first time, and parents are feeling all the…
Continue ReadingHave you ever hit rock bottom? I have and it was the scariest place I've ever been but that's where…
Continue ReadingI lay face down on the floor, praying. Praying in the loosest sense of the word. Praying in the Romans…
Continue ReadingListen, you guys . . . That thing they always warn you about? It happens. The little boy with the…
Continue ReadingDo you ever feel like the whole world is having a party—and you weren’t invited Maybe you worry about being…
Continue ReadingYou would’ve thought I was sending you off to college. The way I triple-checked to make sure you had everything…
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