The Gentle Ache of Watching These Years Fall Away
My son got a haircut today, and when he got up from the stylist’s chair I almost cried. The stylist…
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My 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 my oldest son started his senior year of high school, I felt like I was back to being pregnant…
Continue ReadingWhen I was his age, I used to write inspiring words on notebook paper. I’d carry a pen and notebook…
Continue ReadingIf you are the mother of a teenage boy, you need to hear this one. Your child loves you. I…
Continue ReadingI’m a mess in this moment, you guys. You’re probably looking at this picture and just seeing a kid walking…
Continue ReadingThese two teens are my favorite people on the planet. Always were, always will be. I will take them in…
Continue ReadingThirteen years ago, after two failed inductions (who knew you could be on Pitocin TWICE and still leave the hospital…
Continue ReadingI remember when my son was born like it was yesterday—a fussy, colicky, jaundiced, heat-rash bundle of baby boy. My…
Continue ReadingTo my son, you'll never know I cried today as you walked away. Today is your 16th birthday. From the…
Continue ReadingSometimes my teenager’s 6ft-tall stature and deep voice and shadow of a mustache and size 13 shoes trick me into…
Continue ReadingDear son, I know you struggle to like everything about yourself these days. I know it’s hard lingering on the…
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