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Faith, Teen
July 3, 2020
4 Minute Read

God is My Friend, and My Son Showed Me Why

If anyone could blame God, it would be my son. He was born by C-section with no cry. Just silence and panicked doctors. He had been born with right…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
July 2, 2020
8 Minute Read

9 Ways To Teach Your Daughter To Love Her Body

Growing up whenever I daydreamed about motherhood, I always thought I’d be a boy mom. I grew up with brothers, I went through a serious tomboy…

Motherhood, Teen
July 2, 2020
3 Minute Read

The Best Conversations With My Teen Happen At Night

My phone says its 10 p.m. For years this meant freedom for me. I’d wait in anticipation for 10 p.m. all evening. I could read in…

Faith, Motherhood, Teen
June 27, 2020
4 Minute Read

If Your Teen Questions His Faith, Go There With Him

My 16-year-old son was home from school with a chest infection. I walked in on him watching a Netflix documentary called The God Delusion. There is a…

Motherhood, Teen
June 24, 2020
4 Minute Read

I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Raising a Teen Was This Hard—And This Beautiful

I wish someone would have told me what raising a teenager was like. I wish someone told me there would be days my heart would break in half for them,…

Motherhood, Teen
June 11, 2020
6 Minute Read

When Your Son Turns 17, You No Longer Love a Boy—You Love a Man

When your son turns 17, he will start researching the acceptance rate to NYU, Penn State, and Temple University. Tell him to focus on the now…

Grief, Teen
June 10, 2020
5 Minute Read

Why I Let My Teenager Get a Tattoo

I let my 15-year-old daughter get a tattoo, and no, I don’t care what anybody has to say about it. Documenting important events in the form of…

Motherhood, Teen
May 14, 2020
4 Minute Read

I Wasn’t Sure I’d Be Good at Mothering a Teen

My oldest son just entered the teen years and started high school this year. This was really tough for me as a mom. After his first orientation, I…

Motherhood, Teen
April 29, 2020
3 Minute Read

I’m Soaking in These Moments With My Teenage Son

His legs, long and lean, seem to take up half the room, stretching off the couch and across the skinny coffee table in front of him. His feet, bigger…

Motherhood, Teen
April 21, 2020
4 Minute Read

My Teenage Daughter and I Could Not Be More Different

I guess I knew it for sure when I pulled the pile of birthday cards from her trash can. Especially since my own birthday cards from the past 35 years…