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Living
May 26, 2022
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By Pamela Jane

I Was 16 with Nowhere to Turn

Trigger Warning: This post discusses teen suicide. If you or someone you know is thinking about harming themself, please call…

Suddenly My Son Is a Teenager and I Wasn’t Ready For How That Makes Me Feel

Motherhood, Teen
May 2, 2022
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By Beth Mabry

Suddenly My Son Is a Teenager and I Wasn’t Ready For How That Makes Me Feel

I have been struggling lately. You see, my firstborn is suddenly a teenager. I knew it was going to happen,…

I Didn’t Know How Much I’d Love the Tween Years

Motherhood, Tween
April 11, 2022
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By Laura Costea

I Didn’t Know How Much I’d Love the Tween Years

I don’t know what I expected, exactly. But I didn’t expect you to smile at me and say sweetly, “Thanks,…

She’s 13, and I Can Feel Her Slipping Through My Fingers

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
March 22, 2022
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By Angela Williams Glenn

She’s 13, and I Can Feel Her Slipping Through My Fingers

I feel like here, on the cusp of becoming a teenager, I can feel you slipping through my fingers as…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
March 11, 2022
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By Courtney Burger

14 is a Confusing Age

When I was his age, I used to write inspiring words on notebook paper. I’d carry a pen and notebook…

Yesterday She Was Born, Today She’s 13, and Tomorrow She’ll Be Grown

Motherhood, Teen
March 9, 2022
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By Leslie Means

Yesterday She Was Born, Today She’s 13, and Tomorrow She’ll Be Grown

I cried the day we took her home from the hospital. Most people will tell me that was just hormones.…

No One Talks About the Loneliness of Raising a Tough Teen

Motherhood, Teen
February 8, 2022
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By Her View From Home

No One Talks About the Loneliness of Raising a Tough Teen

The teen years—every mother knows they are filled with rebellion and attitude. But many don’t know just how far it…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
January 31, 2022
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By Rhonda Ellis

Dear Teenage Daughter

Dear teenage daughter, If you can’t be honest, check the direction you’re heading in. Appreciate everything—you could lose it all…

I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
January 26, 2022
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By Michelle Goering

I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder

My son took me out for a Coke on Friday. He’s gotten his learner’s permit, so he drove and navigated…

I Get a Front-Row Seat to My Son Growing Up From the High School Parking Lot

Motherhood, Teen
December 20, 2021
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By Jenni Brennan

I Get a Front-Row Seat to My Son Growing Up From the High School Parking Lot

I’ve been in some scary places in my lifetime. But hands down one of the scariest places I’ve ever been…

I Can Feel My Teen Daughter Slipping Away

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
December 16, 2021
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By Christine Hartjes

I Can Feel My Teen Daughter Slipping Away

Your door is always closed, never exposing your feelings to me. I ask questions you don’t want to answer—I worry…

Saying Goodbye To My College Child Never Gets Easier

Grown Children, Motherhood, Teen
November 18, 2021
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By Michelle Goering

Saying Goodbye To My College Child Never Gets Easier

“It’s sort of like having a little taste of war, here,” my son says on the way to the airport.…

teenager

I Was 16 with Nowhere to Turn

Suddenly My Son Is a Teenager and I Wasn’t Ready For How That Makes Me Feel

I Didn’t Know How Much I’d Love the Tween Years

She’s 13, and I Can Feel Her Slipping Through My Fingers

14 is a Confusing Age

Yesterday She Was Born, Today She’s 13, and Tomorrow She’ll Be Grown

No One Talks About the Loneliness of Raising a Tough Teen

Dear Teenage Daughter

I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder

I Get a Front-Row Seat to My Son Growing Up From the High School Parking Lot

I Can Feel My Teen Daughter Slipping Away

Saying Goodbye To My College Child Never Gets Easier

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