By Jacqueline Dooley Last month my neighbor (I’ll call him “Dave”) lost his house. A deputy showed up at the house and stood on the curb while two men moved Dave’s belongings onto his front lawn. …
Teaching My Son That Great Men Let Tears Fall
by Angela Anagnost-Repke “Will I cry, Mommy?” My son’s voice trembled before getting his three-year-old immunization shots. We sat in the cramped room of the pediatrician’s …
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Why Don’t My Kids Understand How Cool I Am?
By Meredith Bland It took us ten years to get here, but it has finally happened: my kids no longer think I’m cool. In fact, they think I am really, truly, mind-numbingly uncool. It …
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Learning a New Script
Parenting a special needs child can be challenging, with its own joys and triumphs. It can also be lonely. Unfortunately, parents of special needs children often find that their own friends, …
Conscious Unhovering
By Lizbeth Meredith “Don’t ever do this again, Mom,” came the angry text from my youngest daughter. “It’s so inappropriate. . . I don’t need your help.” Home for a college …
My Parents Raised Me To Be Fearless. Then Why Am I So Scared?
Many in our generation have found that our own Gen X parenting feels and looks a lot different than what they remember from their own childhoods. In today's essay, Gina Rich reflects on her own …
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