Dear Daughter, It’s Okay If You Hate Me Right Now
Dear daughter: I've heard it from you a thousand times when you don't get your way. You yell it when…
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Dear daughter: I've heard it from you a thousand times when you don't get your way. You yell it when…
Continue ReadingMy son, you are 12 years old. You are a young boy in the last days before you become a…
Continue ReadingThe true measure of a mother’s love is her willingness to wake up before the sun on vacation. On a…
Continue Reading“Mom, can I have a phone?” “Mom, why won't you let me shave my legs?” “Mom, when can I wear…
Continue ReadingMillions of tween and teenage girls have read Judy Blume's coming-of-age classic, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret since…
Continue ReadingFrom the day she was born, I knew we had a firecracker on our hands. I tell people that the…
Continue ReadingMy son got a haircut today, and when he got up from the stylist’s chair I almost cried. The stylist…
Continue ReadingThey all say it’s coming. I have an inkling it might be true. Yet I’m holding on–I’m believing the same…
Continue ReadingWhile I was organizing my daughter's bedroom this weekend, it hit me: we've entered the in-between years. We're in between…
Continue ReadingTapping the “off” button on my iPhone, I ended the FaceTime with my daughter. Smiling to myself, I reflected on…
Continue ReadingDear 6th grade, Here’s the thing. Not only is it hard to be a pre-teen, but a pre-teen who just…
Continue ReadingOne day you will come home after your first day of a new school year and not wish to share…
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