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Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?

Living, Motherhood
August 5, 2023
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By Cari Resnick

Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?

A few years ago, I let go of our Mr. Potato Head collection. I asked my boys to play one…

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
July 31, 2023
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By Stephanie Kramm

Today He’s 12 and I Still Have Time

I had this dream. The kind of dream that only mothers have. He was three years older than the age…

Motherhood, Tween
July 20, 2023
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By Lori Jude

While She’s Still Mine

I touched her hair today. The delicate, fully-formed, angel-baby droplet plucked intentionally off heaven's tree and placed in my belly…

Let Go of Broken Toys and Hang on to the Memories

Motherhood
July 5, 2023
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By Sarah Knutson

Let Go of Broken Toys and Hang on to the Memories

My (almost) 8-year-old daughter came in from tidying the yard and readying it for play to hand me the plastic,…

Listen to Their Endless Chatter Now So They’ll Talk to You as Tweens and Teens

Child, Kids, Motherhood, Tween
June 14, 2023
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By Sarah Trombley

Listen to Their Endless Chatter Now So They’ll Talk to You as Tweens and Teens

I’m a talker. I’m a spill-the-beans, over-sharing, rambling on about my latest fascination chatterbox. I love words, and so do…

Dear Tween, I Will Try To Remember You Little

Kids, Motherhood, Tween
June 8, 2023
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By Monica Stoltzfus

Dear Tween, I Will Try To Remember You Little

When I hold you, I will try to remember your tiny arms and tiny legs wrapped securely around me. When…

My Tween Is Gaining Independence but He Still Needs Me

Motherhood, Tween
May 7, 2023
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By Kelly Bakshi

My Tween Is Gaining Independence but He Still Needs Me

When my tween son asked to go to sleep away camp, I supported his decision and his quest for independence,…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
May 6, 2023
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By Manndi Maphies

Someday the House Will Be Quiet

Another quiet Saturday morning. The week flew by in a haze of kids’ sports practices, basketball games, last-minute grocery store…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
April 11, 2023
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By Karri Theis

Dear Daughter, Don’t Rush

Dear daughter, Don't rush. You were born in a brightly lit room, surrounded by a flurry of activity. You were…

Child, Kids, Motherhood
April 7, 2023
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By Emily Brisse

When He’s 10

My son is at an age where he couldn’t care less about personal grooming, his un-selfconsciousness both admirable and aggravating…

Dear Daughter, It’s Okay If You Hate Me Right Now

Kids, Motherhood, Teen, Tween
March 28, 2023
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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…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
March 22, 2023
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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…

tween

Am I Holding On Because It’s Too Hard to Let Go?

Today He’s 12 and I Still Have Time

While She’s Still Mine

Let Go of Broken Toys and Hang on to the Memories

Listen to Their Endless Chatter Now So They’ll Talk to You as Tweens and Teens

Dear Tween, I Will Try To Remember You Little

My Tween Is Gaining Independence but He Still Needs Me

Someday the House Will Be Quiet

Dear Daughter, Don’t Rush

When He’s 10

Dear Daughter, It’s Okay If You Hate Me Right Now

To My Son at 12

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So God Made a Mother