By Kayci Villarreal 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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By Elizabeth Ascik To My Son at 12
My son, you are 12 years old. You are a young boy in the last days before you become a…
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He’s Slowly Walking Away with Footprints As Big As Mine
The true measure of a mother’s love is her willingness to wake up before the sun on vacation. On a…
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By Laura Bailey Dear Daughter, You’re Not Grown Yet
“Mom, can I have a phone?” “Mom, why won't you let me shave my legs?” “Mom, when can I wear…
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By Her View From Home “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” Is Coming To the Big Screen
Millions of tween and teenage girls have read Judy Blume's coming-of-age classic, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret since…
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By Crystal Fulmer She Is 11 and She Is Astounding
From the day she was born, I knew we had a firecracker on our hands. I tell people that the…
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The Gentle Ache of Watching These Years Fall Away
My son got a haircut today, and when he got up from the stylist’s chair I almost cried. The stylist…
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By Laura Costea What I Know For Sure About Having a Tween
They all say it’s coming. I have an inkling it might be true. Yet I’m holding on–I’m believing the same…
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This In-Between Stage is New For Us Both
While I was organizing my daughter's bedroom this weekend, it hit me: we've entered the in-between years. We're in between…
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God Gave Me Babies Who Grew Up
Tapping the “off” button on my iPhone, I ended the FaceTime with my daughter. Smiling to myself, I reflected on…
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By Lindsey Goldstein Dear 6th Grade, Please Be Kind to My Tween
Dear 6th grade, Here’s the thing. Not only is it hard to be a pre-teen, but a pre-teen who just…
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One Day You’ll Outgrow Being My Little Boy—But Not Today
One day you will come home after your first day of a new school year and not wish to share…
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