Dear Teenager, Sometimes I Forget What You Gained This Year
She's a little lost right now. She's lost a good chunk of her freshman year, connections with her teachers, learning…
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She's a little lost right now. She's lost a good chunk of her freshman year, connections with her teachers, learning…
Continue ReadingTo my teenager, I'm trying to let you go, believe me, I am. But it's hard. Excruciatingly, painfully hard. The…
Continue ReadingThere's a lot of talk about how important a man's influence is in raising a son, but we shouldn't underestimate…
Continue ReadingIt always felt like we had so much time ahead of us. Plenty of time to teach them all they…
Continue ReadingIt is an odd feeling to watch your child be invisible to others. She goes to a big school, is…
Continue ReadingI remember when my son was born like it was yesterday—a fussy, colicky, jaundiced, heat-rash bundle of baby boy. My…
Continue ReadingIt’s 15, and for those of you who haven’t yet crossed 15, 15 is this. Fifteen is late nights. Late…
Continue ReadingI know we raise our children to release them in the end, but will I be ready to say goodbye…
Continue ReadingHey, sweetie . . . it's mom. I’ve been feeling a little unsettled lately. Not just "life is crazy and…
Continue ReadingI probably took a million pictures of her . . . just this year. Or was it just this month.…
Continue ReadingThis isn’t how it was supposed to be. I’ve pictured this moment, your first day of high school, since the…
Continue ReadingA mom of five kids (all teenagers) once told me something they discuss a lot in their home is recovery.…
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