Parenting Feels More Complicated As You Get Older
I never knew how quickly tears could sneak up on me until I became a mother. A few nights ago,…
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Dear Daughter, Middle School is Hard But it Won’t Last Forever
It was middle school, after all, so we anticipated a few bumps in the road. Thinking back on the early…
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I’ll Walk Through These Tween Years With You
“Please don’t tell my friends I still watch Paw Patrol. They say it’s for babies and I know it is,…
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Powerful Dove Ad Exposes How Social Media Beauty is Harming Our Girls
My daughter is 14 years old, and the proud owner of an iPhone, but not of an Instagram account, or…
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Dear Child, I Am Your Mother and Your Friend
The word “friend” is defined as “one attached to another by affection or esteem.” When I was a little girl,…
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Mothering a Teen is Like Walking On Eggshells
There are plenty of times in my life when I have felt I was walking on eggshells. It always involved…
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She Needs You To Love Her Through These Difficult Tween Years
My 11-year-old daughter came into my room to show me a selfie she just took of herself. I studied the…
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God is My Guide For Parenting Teens
So, I don't have it all together as a parent. My main objective as a mom is to fully devote…
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I’d Like To Keep You Little, But I Love the Person You’re Becoming
I’m standing at the kitchen sink, washing the morning dishes when I hear heavy footfall on the stairs. My 9-year-old…
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Punky Power! Our Favorite ’80s Show is Getting a Reboot
As a kid growing up in the '80s, I was obsessed with Punky Brewster. I mean, she was a spitfire.…
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7 Things Your Middle School Daughter Needs To Hear From You
Most people only do middle school once. I’m sitting happily in year 15. I spent three years of my young…
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It’s Not My Job As a Parent To Make Life Easy
I recently saw a young teen publicly thank his parents on social media. It wasn’t a generic, thanks for all…
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