To the New Parents Next to Room 9
To the new parents next to Room 9: I saw you when we were unloading our luggage today. I watched…
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To the new parents next to Room 9: I saw you when we were unloading our luggage today. I watched…
Continue ReadingTech gifts are a gifting homerun with teens and tweens, and there are tons of great options for every price…
Continue ReadingWhen I was 16, my social living teacher at Berkeley High School had us write letters to ourselves. She told…
Continue ReadingThere is a time that lives in my heart that feels like it’s straight out of a Star Wars intro.…
Continue ReadingThose who mean well squawk the refrain— “The days are long, but the years are short.” They said I would…
Continue ReadingShe used to wear cat shirts and mismatched socks and silly pants. But this is 15. Now she’s up early…
Continue ReadingI don't remember my first period, which means my mother had me well prepared. This doesn't mean I was okay…
Continue ReadingMy son is now 12. No longer little, not yet grown. It’s so hard to imagine that he’s soon becoming…
Continue ReadingWe stand together silently in the short line at 7:58 a.m. Next to me, my almost-teenage son scuffles his feet…
Continue ReadingI’m no longer the last person he says goodnight to. That’s a hard pill to swallow. Here we are, just…
Continue ReadingAfter putting in a full busy week, with countless other parents, we flocked to the sidelines to cheer our little…
Continue ReadingI wasn’t prepared for this time in our life together. I wasn’t given enough warning on how I would be…
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