To My Son at 12
My son, you are 12 years old. You are a young boy in the last days before you become a…
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My son, you are 12 years old. You are a young boy in the last days before you become a…
Continue ReadingI enjoy trips down memory lane as much as the next person. Looking through old photo albums and scrapbooks (yes,…
Continue ReadingLooking at my 13-year-old in the car today, I saw what’s become the norm lately. Blonde, alpaca-like hair hanging in…
Continue ReadingI taught middle school during COVID . . . sounds scary, I know. Much of the year was online, and…
Continue ReadingYou know what kids these days won’t have? A box full of handwritten notes to uncover one day. I guess…
Continue ReadingIt's a typical early morning for me. I am at home doing home stuff, the kids are off to school,…
Continue ReadingWith a song in my heart, I got in the car to drive my daughter to our first college visit. …
Continue ReadingI think one of the hardest things about launching your big kids is wondering what baggage they will take with…
Continue ReadingThere is a pain that hides behind the eyes of the mom of a rebellious teen. A weariness from worry.…
Continue ReadingMillions of tween and teenage girls have read Judy Blume's coming-of-age classic, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret since…
Continue ReadingThe following six ways to nurture relationships with your teens are a good reminder to me and hopefully you. We…
Continue ReadingMy son got a haircut today, and when he got up from the stylist’s chair I almost cried. The stylist…
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