The Middle School Years Are Challenging
“Mom, you suck the fun out of everything!” shouted my 13-year-old daughter behind her closed bedroom door. Is this the…
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“Mom, you suck the fun out of everything!” shouted my 13-year-old daughter behind her closed bedroom door. Is this the…
Continue ReadingGrowing up whenever I daydreamed about motherhood, I always thought I’d be a boy mom. I grew up with brothers,…
Continue Reading“Mom,” my daughter says to get my attention while I work busily in the kitchen. My eyes look up at…
Continue ReadingJust wait, young moms. Just wait until your babies and toddlers and preschoolers and young children grow up and turn…
Continue ReadingRaising a daughter is hard. And easy. And terrifying. And rewarding. All at the same time. I've been circling around…
Continue ReadingThey'll never say, "I'm glad my last orchestra concert was a Zoom meeting instead." They'll never say, "A car parade…
Continue ReadingYou wanted to be one of them (probably Kristy, let's be honest) when you were growing up, and now they're…
Continue ReadingYears of little were spent with a request every morning from my girl, “Mommy, can you do two ponies?” I’d…
Continue ReadingI started warning you about middle school a long time ago. Heights are awkward, bodies are changing, skin is uncooperative,…
Continue ReadingWell, friends, it looks like we are all hunkered down for a while and need to start some serious brainstorming…
Continue ReadingMy oldest son is about to turn 13, and while it’s harder to find common ground with him during this…
Continue ReadingYou’re in between little boy and teenager, and many days you seem a mixture of both. Some moments I’m surprised…
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