When You Live with a Teen and a Tween
I live with a tween and a teen. The last of their baby canines and molars are falling out faster…
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By Audrey Bivins Don’t Fake It ‘Till You Make It—Ask Questions, Stay Humble, and Grow
To my students: If you are in my classroom this year or were in it 15 years ago, I still…
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By Jenny Albers No One Really Prepares You for Parenting a Teenager
Sometime during my first pregnancy, my doctor handed me a folder containing a wealth of information. In it was a…
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Dear Daughter, The Mirror Doesn’t Reflect the Beauty I See in You
I knew this was coming. From the very first moment the doctor said, "It's a girl!" I knew I'd have…
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By Amy Keyes All These Years Have Flown By
Today as I walked up my driveway with the daily stack of college flyers that never stop coming, I had…
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By Jennifer JennyMac McCarthy The Last Size Small
It’s the little things, seemingly inconsequential tasks, that suddenly lead to bigger revelations. My youngest son is 15, and during…
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By Her View From Home Mom Warns about Toxic Shock Syndrome after Lake Trip Turns Scary
As women, we're warned about the dangers of toxic shock syndrome, or TSS, from the time we're teenagers. I clearly…
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By Angela Williams Glenn There Are Some Things Our Teens Have to Do on Their Own
I thought because I’ve taught teenagers for almost 20 years, I’d be ready for the teenage years with my own…
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By Cat Borg There Is Beauty in the In-Between
She's at that in-between stage—not a young child, not a teen. She's tall. So very tall. And a little bit…
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By Claudia Caramiello 18 Will Break Your Heart
18 will hug you . . . if you ask. 18 will send you funny TikToks. 18 will not make…
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6,570 Days
Dear Mom, Six thousand, five hundred and seventy days. It's hard to believe I've lived for 6,570 days, and now…
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I Can Do It With a Broken Heart: Mom’s Version
It felt like the little years would last forever. He would always need me for something, no matter the time…
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