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Dear SAT, You Suck

Dear SAT, Yes, Scholastic Aptitude Test, I’m talking to you. It’s time someone spoke the truth and put you in your place. As the parent of a high…

Dear teens, I’m sorry you got “that” mom. I’m sorry you got that mom who will always ask where you are going—and actually…

Dear children, I don’t know what it’s like growing up in your generation. There are a lot of things about it that seem exciting. And a…

I once got the following text from my 15-year-old shortly after she’d eaten lunch at school (if a meal consisting of a protein bar and a piece…

Hey mom of a middle school boy, can we talk, mom-to-mom? I need you to check in with your son to see how he’s treating his classmates. You…

My only son is going to be 12 in a couple of months. I never had any brothers. I know a couple of things about boys his age—like the funky smells,…

It’s the day our son has been waiting for. The big dance is tonight. He has made plans with multiple friends, and even scouted out transportation…

About a decade ago, my three young daughters and I rode up a hotel elevator with a couple who appeared to be in their fifties. They gushed at the…

In my 16 years mothering four daughters, there have been a handful of dreaded parenting milestones: potty training, your changing body talk, and…

The death of a young person always takes my breath away; there is nothing more unnatural than a child or teen losing his or her life…especially…