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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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By Samantha Krieger I Used To Teach You Everything, Now You’re Teaching Me
I think back on your toddler years when we lived in the big city and how when you fell on…
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By Jennifer Thompson Watching Our Kids Face Rejection Hurts—But Cookies Help
Today, I received a text from my daughter. “I didn’t make the show. I thought I had a great audition…
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By Dena Wells-Wilson Dear Mom, From Your Teen Daughter
Dear Mom: We’ve spent 17 years together, so where do I start? I know raising me hasn’t been a graceful…
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