The Middle School Years Are Challenging
“Mom, you suck the fun out of everything!” shouted my 13-year-old daughter behind her closed bedroom door. Is this the same sweet girl who, when…
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The Best Conversations With My Teen Happen At Night
My phone says its 10 p.m. For years this meant freedom for me. I’d wait in anticipation for 10 p.m. all evening. I could read in…
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Teen Anxiety and Depression Live Here With Us
Anxiety and depression are quarantined with me. They’ve lived in my home for several years. But now. This pandemic. This virus. This new world of…
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Our Kids Will Remember the Ones Who Kept the World Turning When Life Stopped
They’ll never say, “I’m glad my last orchestra concert was a Zoom meeting instead.” They’ll never say, “A car…
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I Wasn’t Sure I’d Be Good at Mothering a Teen
My oldest son just entered the teen years and started high school this year. This was really tough for me as a mom. After his first orientation, I…
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Siblings Can Be Vastly Different—And Equally Wonderful
Charles Dickens’ words certainly resonated with me this year during last year’s surge of graduations. My oldest son graduated with a BFA…
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Why I Let My Teens Drink Coffee
At age seven, my family moved into a dairy-farm house built in the early 1900s. And, while the house still oozed a certain turn-of-the-century charm,…
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I’ve Never Been Prouder of My Teens Than I Am Right Now
“This town really needs to get a grip on the teenagers who do whatever they want,” the post said. Thank you, Next Door app, for ruining…
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I’m Soaking in These Moments With My Teenage Son
His legs, long and lean, seem to take up half the room, stretching off the couch and across the skinny coffee table in front of him. His feet, bigger…
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So God Made a Senior
God looked down from heaven and wanted to give a gift to the world. He wanted to give the world someone poised at the end of one journey and the…
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