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"Are there any other middle school moms out there whose kids' don't have an IG account? My daughter doesn't believe…
Continue ReadingMy firstborn—the baby who made me a mom to begin with—is 19 years old. She finished her freshman year of…
Continue ReadingUnsettling, threatening and deeply disturbing. I am sure that’s what teen silence does to almost all parents, and I am…
Continue ReadingI am the mother of teenagers. If I say this in general conversation, I can pretty much bank on one…
Continue ReadingFifty! The big 5-0! I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact that I just turned 50 and…
Continue ReadingHey, Mom. I’m sorry. I’m sorry I yelled at you this morning. I’m sorry for what I said. I know…
Continue ReadingDid just reading that title stress you out? I do not know about you, but I tend to dread the…
Continue ReadingAs I watch my sweet, almost-grown babies, I can see my time with them growing shorter. I have so much…
Continue ReadingFour days of gray skies leave me hungry for the light. I make my way into our backyard when the…
Continue ReadingPeople told me it would be harder. The been there done that empty nest mothers. They said, “Just wait until…
Continue Reading“I think she is growing up, and so begins to dream dreams, and have hopes and fears and fidgets, without…
Continue ReadingSince first announcing I was pregnant with twin girls 14 years ago, the comments poured in from strangers. “Wait until…
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