My Teenage Son Loves His Girlfriend—And So Do I
They started dating as freshmen in high school. My son was 14. That's young. Sixteen was the original law we…
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They started dating as freshmen in high school. My son was 14. That's young. Sixteen was the original law we…
Continue ReadingI was sitting in the car line yesterday like I have done 1,560 times before when a boy who I…
Continue ReadingI knew the day was coming. Almost every mother of a son I know eventually becomes dwarfed by her baby…
Continue ReadingDo you want to know a secret? The entryway to my house is a mess, and I've made peace with…
Continue ReadingPeople prepared me well to parent babies and toddlers. There were lots of books, advice, and frequent check-ins. I couldn’t…
Continue ReadingThirteen years ago, after two failed inductions (who knew you could be on Pitocin TWICE and still leave the hospital…
Continue ReadingShe'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…
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