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Motherhood, Teen
October 18, 2019
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And Then, She’s 15

This is 15. 15 is early mornings at school and late-night studying. 15 is sleeping in any chance she gets and waking up at the last possible second.…

Motherhood, Teen
October 15, 2019
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She’s 14 and I Already Miss Her

Behold the 14-year-old. Starting to spread her wings. Starting to turn her gaze outward from the walls of this house onto the great big world.…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 9, 2019
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I Wasn’t Ready For This

I can remember when I received a bag of hand-me-downs from a friend whose little girl had outgrown her size 10 clothing. My baby, at the time, was…

Motherhood, Teen
October 3, 2019
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Don’t Pick Your Battles With Your Teen, Pour Love Instead

Recently, I watched from the side as my husband nagged my daughter about putting on more cold-weather gear before soccer practice. She was frustrated…

Teen
September 4, 2019
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I Wouldn’t Want to Switch Places with My Teenagers

If you are the parent of a teenager, you’ve probably lectured them a few times about how hard the real world is. We talk about how they get to…

Grown Children, Motherhood
August 18, 2019
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I’m a Grown-Boy Mom Now

I have an adult child. My oldest son walked across the stage a few months ago and received his high school diploma. I have practiced saying this to…

Motherhood, Teen
August 12, 2019
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Dear Teen, Your Mother Delights in You

I was there the first time you belly laughed. You found something uproariously funny and as that laugh bubbled up and sheer happiness burst from your…

Teen, Tween
August 4, 2019
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Dear Teen: I’ll Never Stop Asking For One More Moment With You

They will say no most of the time. When you ask them to watch a movie on a Friday night. Or go for a walk after dinner. Or search for sand crabs on a…