The Teenagers in This House Make a Big Mess—And I Love it
Do you want to know a secret? The entryway to my house is a mess, and I've made peace with…
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Do you want to know a secret? The entryway to my house is a mess, and I've made peace with…
Continue ReadingWe drove through a holiday lights display event the other night. I texted my friend to let her know it…
Continue ReadingYesterday, I sat at my dining room table across from my 16-year-old, watching him wrap a Christmas present. I indulged…
Continue ReadingPeople prepared me well to parent babies and toddlers. There were lots of books, advice, and frequent check-ins. I couldn’t…
Continue ReadingDear 16-year-old self, Please recognize this phase is only temporary. The pimple you have on your nose that you think…
Continue ReadingThey’re both testing boundaries. They’re both pushing their limits. They’re both discovering themselves outside of their parents’ identities. They’re both…
Continue ReadingI was so glad to see my teenager the other day. She got home from work unexpectedly early, when I…
Continue ReadingIt always felt like we had so much time ahead of us. Plenty of time to teach them all they…
Continue ReadingI watched from the driver’s seat my oldest son shut the passenger door and walk toward the high school entrance…
Continue ReadingDear parents who aren’t dropping off their high school graduate at college, I lift you up. We are many. We…
Continue ReadingHere we are again, with the big empty duffel bags out, waiting to be filled. It feels like we were…
Continue ReadingThis is me, loving you, my big kid. Biting my tongue and biding my time. Thinking. And waiting. And it’s…
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