By Dana Storino I Love Having Teenagers in Our Family
Families, like people, evolve. Nothing stays the same, and I suppose that’s a good thing. It’s nice when change occurs…
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By Rachel Taylor You’ll Miss Them in Your Arms, But You’ll Love Who They Become
For years I was in the trenches of motherhood. My firstborn needed to feel my touch. If he didn't, he…
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By Carole Johnston My Teen’s First Job is a Milestone For Us Both
I bit my lip as I watched my nervous 15-year-old son walk around the outside of the log-cabin-like restaurant, searching…
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By Jenny Rapson New Viral TikTok Challenge Encourages Teens To Post School Vandalism
Because there hasn't really been any news about schools lately (are you picking up my sarcasm??), the teens of TikTok…
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Our Teens Let Go First
For the adolescents in my nest, everything seems too big. There is no context or perspective, only borderless heartache and…
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My Kids Are So Different But Their Bond is Unbreakable
They are only one year apart. They share the same parents, same rules, same chores, and same days, yet their…
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By Melissa Neeb My Teens Are My Favorite
These two teens are my favorite people on the planet. Always were, always will be. I will take them in…
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By Mary McAteer Right Now I Need To Be Your Mom, But Someday I Hope To Be Your Friend
My dear daughter, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but we are not best friends. I know I have told you…
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By Brea Schmidt A Mother Knows Each Year That Passes is One More Closer To Goodbye
“Hey, Mom,” she said from the backseat, “now I’m over halfway there!” We were a few minutes in to our…
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By Mikala Albertson Parenting Older Kids Can Be Lonely
I’m not sure why no one ever talks about it, but parenting older kids feels lonely sometimes. It’s the weirdest…
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Dr. Laura Berman Fights For Social Media Change After Teen Son’s Overdose Death
My heart broke for OWN TV host Dr. Laura Berman when she lost her 16-year-old son Sammy in February. In…
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By Heather Delaney Having Teenagers is So Much Fun
We are long past getting up with a hungry baby in the middle of the night. We no longer push…
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