To My Teen as I Try to Let Go
To my teenager, I'm trying to let you go, believe me, I am. But it's hard. Excruciatingly, painfully hard. The…
Continue ReadingTag
To my teenager, I'm trying to let you go, believe me, I am. But it's hard. Excruciatingly, painfully hard. The…
Continue ReadingIt's safe to say that most 14-year-olds would be absolutely mortified to catch their parents out dancing in public .…
Continue ReadingIt always felt like we had so much time ahead of us. Plenty of time to teach them all they…
Continue ReadingIt is an odd feeling to watch your child be invisible to others. She goes to a big school, is…
Continue ReadingI watched from the driver’s seat my oldest son shut the passenger door and walk toward the high school entrance…
Continue ReadingI miss the teacher I used to be. I remember how excited I was the day I walked into my…
Continue ReadingDear parents who aren’t dropping off their high school graduate at college, I lift you up. We are many. We…
Continue ReadingToday I walked by your bedroom door and peeked in, out of habit I suppose. I saw your neatly made…
Continue ReadingI remember when my son was born like it was yesterday—a fussy, colicky, jaundiced, heat-rash bundle of baby boy. My…
Continue ReadingIt’s 15, and for those of you who haven’t yet crossed 15, 15 is this. Fifteen is late nights. Late…
Continue ReadingHere we are again, with the big empty duffel bags out, waiting to be filled. It feels like we were…
Continue ReadingThis is me, loving you, my big kid. Biting my tongue and biding my time. Thinking. And waiting. And it’s…
Continue Reading