I Want to Be My Teen’s Friend, but First I Have to Be His Mother
He’s 13. I could stop there, and most parents would simply shake their heads, give me a look of sympathy,…
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He’s 13. I could stop there, and most parents would simply shake their heads, give me a look of sympathy,…
Continue ReadingWhen you were almost two years old, we were driving home from the library and a song that used to…
Continue ReadingMy son got a haircut today, and when he got up from the stylist’s chair I almost cried. The stylist…
Continue ReadingI wasn’t counting. I was feeding you on the sofa in the dark, I was rereading the directions on a…
Continue ReadingWhen I was his age, I used to write inspiring words on notebook paper. I’d carry a pen and notebook…
Continue ReadingPeople prepared me well to parent babies and toddlers. There were lots of books, advice, and frequent check-ins. I couldn’t…
Continue ReadingThirteen years ago, after two failed inductions (who knew you could be on Pitocin TWICE and still leave the hospital…
Continue ReadingIt’s 15, and for those of you who haven’t yet crossed 15, 15 is this. Fifteen is late nights. Late…
Continue ReadingSometimes my teenager’s 6ft-tall stature and deep voice and shadow of a mustache and size 13 shoes trick me into…
Continue Reading14 is sulking shoulders, guttural sighs, melodramatic eye rolls when you can't tell the difference between Josh Dun and Tyler…
Continue ReadingWhen he's 15, you may find him texting heart emojis to a girl you’ve never heard him mention before. Curiously,…
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