By Mikala Albertson Dear Son: I’ve Loved Every Stage With You and I’m Never Ready to Say Goodbye
One day God gave me a gift . . . My newborn was the love of my life. I almost…
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By Whitney Fleming The Retail Worker You Just Yelled At Could Be My Teenager
Last night, I made a run to Target at 8:30 p.m. I needed to pick up a few things for…
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By Bambi Loveday So God Made Teenagers
Being a teenager is hard. Being a parent of a teenager is hard. But, did you ever stop to think…
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He’s Right in Front of Me, But Sometimes I Miss My Son
One day last week, I brought my teenager a surprise. A whopper with cheese and a large Dr. Pepper to…
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By Ana Bright There Will Always Be Room For You At Home
First, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all the tears. I didn't know how soon they'd start but they've already begun…
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By Melinda Tietsort Dear Struggling Teen, Life Gets Better After High School
I grew up in a small town and I still live outside that small town. My high school was not…
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By Hannie Chang How I’ve Changed as the Mother of a Teenager
A few months ago at church, two friends asked me how it was going with my daughter, and I didn’t…
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The Secret No One Told Me About the Teenage Years is How Much I’d Love Them
I expected the sighs and the eye-rolls and the closed bedroom doors. After all, I was a teenager once, too,…
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And Then, She’s 15
This is 15. 15 is early mornings at school and late-night studying. 15 is sleeping in any chance she gets…
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By Kara Turner Parenting is Harder Now So I’m Parenting Harder
Being irrelevant to my teenager daughter sounds amusing and inconsequential. Becoming irrelevant is different. It’s heartbreaking. The agonizing process of losing…
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Dear Teens: You Need Sleep More Than Your Smartphones
Each school night, somewhere between 8:30 and 9 pm, my three teenagers begrudgingly leave their phones on what I lovingly…
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Sometimes All We Can Do is Be There For Our Teens
I slept on my teenage daughter's bedroom floor last night. It wasn't a slumber party. It was just all I…
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