The Age of Adolescence
Adolescence. It’s such a strange time—it’s difficult for the parents to navigate, but it’s also hard on the kid. It’s…
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Adolescence. It’s such a strange time—it’s difficult for the parents to navigate, but it’s also hard on the kid. It’s…
Continue ReadingI observed my son today from a distance. I marveled at the subtle changes I saw: The squaring of his…
Continue ReadingThere is a time that lives in my heart that feels like it’s straight out of a Star Wars intro.…
Continue ReadingI don't remember my first period, which means my mother had me well prepared. This doesn't mean I was okay…
Continue ReadingMy son is now 12. No longer little, not yet grown. It’s so hard to imagine that he’s soon becoming…
Continue ReadingWe stand together silently in the short line at 7:58 a.m. Next to me, my almost-teenage son scuffles his feet…
Continue ReadingAfter putting in a full busy week, with countless other parents, we flocked to the sidelines to cheer our little…
Continue ReadingI’m at this stage of parenting. You know, the one when I hardly catch their faces in photos anymore but…
Continue ReadingI recently had coffee with a good friend who I don’t get to see very often. During our hour of…
Continue ReadingMy kids are heading into middle school and high school in the fall. We are all in on the tween…
Continue ReadingA few years ago, I let go of our Mr. Potato Head collection. I asked my boys to play one…
Continue ReadingI had this dream. The kind of dream that only mothers have. He was three years older than the age…
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