Dear Mrs. Biesemeyer, The Assignment You Gave Your Class This Year Changed My Christmas
This year’s Holiday Hero Award goes to my son, Waylan’s, sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Biesemeyer. I honestly could not pick her…
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By Amy Keyes Take it from a 7th Grade Teacher: Your Teen Needs a Break
The consensus these days is that school is hard. Like, way harder than it used to be. I spend all…
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By Krystal Sieben The World is Different and So are Our Kids
It’s a sunny Tuesday afternoon, I pull up to the yellow curb and hear the flag jangling against the pole.…
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I’m Holding Tight to Nine
Nine is a tenuous age–she walks a tightrope between the play of a child and the poise of a teen.…
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We Can Soak It All up and Hold It All Tight, but Time Will Never Be Enough
My oldest child turns 10 this year. Ten. It’s a weird feeling since I am definitely not old enough to…
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When You Live with a Teen and a Tween
I live with a tween and a teen. The last of their baby canines and molars are falling out faster…
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Dear Daughter, The Mirror Doesn’t Reflect the Beauty I See in You
I knew this was coming. From the very first moment the doctor said, "It's a girl!" I knew I'd have…
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By Jennifer JennyMac McCarthy The Last Size Small
It’s the little things, seemingly inconsequential tasks, that suddenly lead to bigger revelations. My youngest son is 15, and during…
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By Cat Borg There Is Beauty in the In-Between
She's at that in-between stage—not a young child, not a teen. She's tall. So very tall. And a little bit…
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I Can Do It With a Broken Heart: Mom’s Version
It felt like the little years would last forever. He would always need me for something, no matter the time…
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By Jenny Albers Eighteen Years Doesn’t Feel Like Enough
I remember the exact moment it hit me. My newborn daughter, swaddled in a receiving blanket, was cradled in my…
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By Moriah Couch No More Little Girl Shoes
When my daughter said she needed new shoes, I didn't think much of it, and we made a trip to…
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