Dear Daughter, Don’t Rush
Dear daughter, Don't rush. You were born in a brightly lit room, surrounded by a flurry of activity. You were…
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Dear daughter, Don't rush. You were born in a brightly lit room, surrounded by a flurry of activity. You were…
Continue ReadingRecently, someone asked me as the mom of a senior about to graduate, “How are you preparing to let go?”…
Continue ReadingMy son is at an age where he couldn’t care less about personal grooming, his un-selfconsciousness both admirable and aggravating…
Continue ReadingDear daughter: I've heard it from you a thousand times when you don't get your way. You yell it when…
Continue ReadingMy son, you are 12 years old. You are a young boy in the last days before you become a…
Continue ReadingThe true measure of a mother’s love is her willingness to wake up before the sun on vacation. On a…
Continue ReadingI enjoy trips down memory lane as much as the next person. Looking through old photo albums and scrapbooks (yes,…
Continue ReadingLooking at my 13-year-old in the car today, I saw what’s become the norm lately. Blonde, alpaca-like hair hanging in…
Continue ReadingI taught middle school during COVID . . . sounds scary, I know. Much of the year was online, and…
Continue ReadingYou know what kids these days won’t have? A box full of handwritten notes to uncover one day. I guess…
Continue ReadingIn middle school, I once opened a letter from the school addressed to my parents. These envelopes usually contained progress…
Continue Reading“Mom, can I have a phone?” “Mom, why won't you let me shave my legs?” “Mom, when can I wear…
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