He’s Right in Front of Me, But Sometimes I Miss My Son
One day last week, I brought my teenager a surprise. A whopper with cheese and a large Dr. Pepper to…
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One day last week, I brought my teenager a surprise. A whopper with cheese and a large Dr. Pepper to…
Continue ReadingFirst, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all the tears. I didn't know how soon they'd start but they've already begun…
Continue ReadingA few months ago at church, two friends asked me how it was going with my daughter, and I didn’t…
Continue ReadingThis is 15. 15 is early mornings at school and late-night studying. 15 is sleeping in any chance she gets…
Continue ReadingOf all the people on your holiday list, a tween/teen boy could be the hardest. These young men are still…
Continue ReadingBehold the 14-year-old. Starting to spread her wings. Starting to turn her gaze outward from the walls of this house…
Continue ReadingI can remember when I received a bag of hand-me-downs from a friend whose little girl had outgrown her size…
Continue ReadingRecently, I watched from the side as my husband nagged my daughter about putting on more cold-weather gear before soccer…
Continue ReadingTo the mother whispering through gritted teeth to her teenage daughter in the checkout line at Costco . . .…
Continue ReadingIf you are the parent of a teenager, you've probably lectured them a few times about how hard the real…
Continue ReadingI have an adult child. My oldest son walked across the stage a few months ago and received his high…
Continue ReadingI was there the first time you belly laughed. You found something uproariously funny and as that laugh bubbled up…
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