By Her View From Home No One Talks About the Loneliness of Raising a Tough Teen
The teen years—every mother knows they are filled with rebellion and attitude. But many don’t know just how far it…
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Dear Older Teens, Don’t Forget Your Younger Siblings
I know you have your own life to live—full of responsibilities and stresses. You have peer relationships to nurture, homework…
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I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder
My son took me out for a Coke on Friday. He’s gotten his learner’s permit, so he drove and navigated…
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By Jess Ronne Mom, You Did the Best You Could and it Was Enough
“Hey, come here a minute,” I motioned to my 19-year-old son, Caleb. "I have a question for you." “What?" He…
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By Laura A. Wackwitz Young Love Matters
I was 12 the first time I fell in love. His name was Keith. We were in seventh grade together…
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By Jenni Brennan I Get a Front-Row Seat to My Son Growing Up From the High School Parking Lot
I’ve been in some scary places in my lifetime. But hands down one of the scariest places I’ve ever been…
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By Christine Hartjes I Can Feel My Teen Daughter Slipping Away
Your door is always closed, never exposing your feelings to me. I ask questions you don’t want to answer—I worry…
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By Leslie Means The Magic of Christmas Doesn’t Go Away When Your Kids Are Teens—It Just Gets Better
I’ve been told the holiday magic changes as our kids get older. I suppose this is true. “Santa stops visiting,”…
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By Jennifer Thompson Someday the Stuff Will Go—And When it Does, So Will She
For the past few days, I’ve been roaming around the house seeing the clutter. The piles. The mess. The extra.…
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By Samantha Krieger I Used To Teach You Everything, Now You’re Teaching Me
I think back on your toddler years when we lived in the big city and how when you fell on…
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Watching Our Kids Face Rejection Hurts—But Cookies Help
Today, I received a text from my daughter. “I didn’t make the show. I thought I had a great audition…
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By Anastasia Sabin When Did My Little Boy Get Too Old To Trick-or-Treat?
“Mom, I’m not going trick-or-treating this year, so I won’t need a Halloween costume,” my 12-year-old said to me last…
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