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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Sometime during my first pregnancy, my doctor handed me a folder containing a wealth of information. In it was a…
Continue ReadingI knew this was coming. From the very first moment the doctor said, "It's a girl!" I knew I'd have…
Continue ReadingToday as I walked up my driveway with the daily stack of college flyers that never stop coming, I had…
Continue ReadingIt’s the little things, seemingly inconsequential tasks, that suddenly lead to bigger revelations. My youngest son is 15, and during…
Continue ReadingAs women, we're warned about the dangers of toxic shock syndrome, or TSS, from the time we're teenagers. I clearly…
Continue ReadingI thought because I’ve taught teenagers for almost 20 years, I’d be ready for the teenage years with my own…
Continue ReadingShe's at that in-between stage—not a young child, not a teen. She's tall. So very tall. And a little bit…
Continue Reading18 will hug you . . . if you ask. 18 will send you funny TikToks. 18 will not make…
Continue ReadingDear Mom, Six thousand, five hundred and seventy days. It's hard to believe I've lived for 6,570 days, and now…
Continue ReadingIt felt like the little years would last forever. He would always need me for something, no matter the time…
Continue ReadingThis thing happened today. This big, monumental, right-of-passage thing. I sent my eldest son to school this morning, just like…
Continue ReadingDear momma who’s afraid she’s doing it all wrong, let me tell you my story. My firstborn son arrived on…
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