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Dear Kids, I May Not Always Understand Your World, But I’m Always Here For You

Dear children, I don’t know what it’s like growing up in your generation. There are a lot of things about it that seem exciting. And a…

My only son is going to be 12 in a couple of months. I never had any brothers. I know a couple of things about boys his age—like the funky smells,…

In my 16 years mothering four daughters, there have been a handful of dreaded parenting milestones: potty training, your changing body talk, and…

My daughter is 12 and almost as tall as I am. Tonight, she put her head on my shoulder when she hugged me. I said, “This is better than when…

I woke up early to come wake you up. Even though you don’t need me to. Even though you’re capable of waking up on your own to your own…

My teenage daughters teach a preschool dance class, and one night not too long ago, they had a very unhappy client. The poor thing was crying…

There comes a day when our kids stop talking our ear off. And not long after, we realize – wait, we want that back. This is just one of the too…

I made lemon muffins for my family the other day. My college daughter took one bite and told me, “I need you to make a batch of these to send…

When I was expecting my second baby, people sometimes looked at my firstborn, a daughter, and told me, “Now you just need a boy . . . then…

Dear Target, You know I love you . . . but we need to talk about tween girls for a minute. More specifically, we need to talk about what you’re…