By Kara Turner Dear Teenager, I’ll Be Standing Right Outside Your Closed Door Waiting For You
Behind your closed door, I stand. Mostly about to burst in with freshly folded laundry or to catch a word…
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By Jelise Ballon Dear Daughter, The Truth is Not Everyone is Going to Like You (and That’s OK)
"I don't think she likes me," my daughter stated matter-of-factly. It was the third time that week she'd made…
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There’s Always Something Missing When You Have a Teenage Daughter
I stood in the bathroom with only one eye open. In the glaring light coming from above the mirror, one…
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By Heather Duckworth This is 12
As I sit in the car line waiting to pick up my daughter from middle school, I spot her in…
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By Whitney Fleming Dear Daughter: I’ll Never Have Enough Time With You
She slept right next to my bed every night for months, just close enough so I could reach out and…
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Dear Teen, I’ll Never Stop Saying I Love You
There was a time not long ago when you would turn your head while running into school, a Sleeping Beauty…
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By Megan Vollmer Dear Teenage Daughter, It’s OK to Feel a Little Lost Right Now
Everyone is going to tell you this stage of life is temporary. They’re right. It is a small portion of…
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By Lisa Reisig Ferrazzano Surviving the Sting of the Cut
“What’s the worst thing that could happen?” I asked my daughter, as I often do when trying to calm her…
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By Taryn Skees Kids Begging to Get on Social Media? Check Out This Family’s Rules For Technology First.
A few years ago, our oldest son Ethan asked us if he could create an Instagram account. I believe he…
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By Lisa Leshaw A Growing Son’s Love Letter to His Mama
I heard you crying last night and telling Dad that you're losing me. Part of me wanted to barge into…
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Dear Teenage Daughter, I Will Be Right Here Waiting For You to Come Back to Me
The shift was slow and subtle. First, you pulled away slightly as I put my arm around you walking out…
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Your Teen Will Break Your Heart—But I Promise, You’ll Survive
I've truly enjoyed raising my kids. Sure, it's been exhausting—the laundry, the cooking meals, the shuttling to all the activities—but…
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