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Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 17, 2019
3 Minute Read

Parenting is Harder Now So I’m Parenting Harder

Being irrelevant to my teenager daughter sounds amusing and inconsequential. Becoming irrelevant is different. It’s heartbreaking. The…

Motherhood, Teen
October 15, 2019
4 Minute Read

She’s 14 and I Already Miss Her

Behold the 14-year-old. Starting to spread her wings. Starting to turn her gaze outward from the walls of this house onto the great big world.…

Kids, Motherhood
October 10, 2019
4 Minute Read

I Get To Watch You Grow Up

We were at the grocery store the other day and you walked right past the penny horse without even a pause. I keep pennies in my purse for moments…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
October 9, 2019
3 Minute Read

I Wasn’t Ready For This

I can remember when I received a bag of hand-me-downs from a friend whose little girl had outgrown her size 10 clothing. My baby, at the time, was…

Motherhood, Teen
October 1, 2019
4 Minute Read

Dear Daughter, I Was More Than a VSCO Girl Once Too

It seems like just yesterday when the alarm would go off at 6 a.m., I’d roll out of bed and throw my hair up in my favorite scrunchie, slip on my…

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
September 13, 2019
6 Minute Read

Dear Son, What Did I Do to Deserve You?

I think it was about the age my son turned 10 there became new boundaries: too big for cuddles, tickling or crawling into my bed anymore, and most of…

Kids, Teen, Tween
September 9, 2019
2 Minute Read

Dear Daughter, Be the Girl Who Lives Out Love

Dear daughter, Be the girl who reaches behind and pulls the next person up to where you are at in life. Do this because you know that success…

Teen, Tween
September 9, 2019
5 Minute Read

Why I’m (Still) Not Buying My Tween a Smartphone

My grandma smoked her first cigarette when she was 11. Seriously. That sounds shocking to us now, of course. It actually kind of makes me giggle,…

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
August 31, 2019
296 Views
6 Minute Read

One Day They Won’t Need Your Help—But You’ll Wish They Did

Black Mary Janes. Light-up Skechers. Hot pink Nikes. Bright white Keds. Pastel pink tennis shoes. I probably can’t even remember what I just…

Kids, Teen, Tween
August 23, 2019
486 Views
2 Minute Read

I Don’t Have Sons, But I See Your Little Boy Growing Up

I don’t have any boys. My house is about as estrogen-charged as one can get with three teenage daughters living under my roof. I know nothing…

tween

Parenting is Harder Now So I’m Parenting Harder

She’s 14 and I Already Miss Her

I Get To Watch You Grow Up

I Wasn’t Ready For This

Dear Daughter, I Was More Than a VSCO Girl Once Too

Dear Son, What Did I Do to Deserve You?

Dear Daughter, Be the Girl Who Lives Out Love

Why I’m (Still) Not Buying My Tween a Smartphone

One Day They Won’t Need Your Help—But You’ll Wish They Did

I Don’t Have Sons, But I See Your Little Boy Growing Up

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