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May 3, 2022
Even Though My Mother Is Gone, I Am Not Motherless
“I have loved you for so long.” These were the words my mother said to me just days before her death, as she reached up to brush my unruly hair away from my face. “I know, Mom,” I said, as I took her frail hand in mine and kissed the bruises left from her IVs.…
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Why I Stopped Caring About How Others Judge My Parenting
My kids like to wear pajamas, dirty clothes, and mismatched socks in public. My daughter is very introverted and struggles to look at people when they are talking to her. I don’t talk my kids into doing sports or extracurricular activities and my oldest decided he didn’t want to go to college. I know people…
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May 2, 2022
Top Twelve Dorm Shopping Mistakes (2022)
With high school graduation almost behind us, we are focused on the day we will drop off our youngest at their freshmen dorms. Though we prefer to ignore the inevitable, it’s time to get them ready for the tiny new living spaces that will be their home away from home. Five years ago, we were…
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Tech Camp: Teens Can Explore Academic Directions for College, Have Fun
NOTE: Grown and Flown was compensated for this post, but the opinions in it are our own. Thanks to iD Tech for being one of our partners. It can be hard to figure out what to do with tweens and teens for the summer. While it’s a great time to unwind, have a job, and…
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April 30, 2022
Mom Says Goodbye to Senior With Help of Iconic ‘Toy Story’ Characters
My son was a senior in high school when Toy Story 3 premiered. He was a huge, life-long Toy Story fan, and we owned every single stuffed Woody and Buzz. The timing could not have been more fortunate — just as Toy Story’s Andy was leaving for college, so too was mine. We moms of…
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April 27, 2022
The Moment This Dad Realized Youth Sports Were Ending, Forever
This morning I realized we had reached the beginning of the end. While I knew this moment was coming, it came sooner than expected, and I was not yet prepared for it. It happened suddenly, at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, as I walked downstairs to make breakfast for my high school senior son. And like…
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The Moment This Dad Realized Youth Sports Were Over, Forever
This morning I realized we had reached the beginning of the end. While I knew this moment was coming, it came sooner than expected, and I was not yet prepared for it. It happened suddenly, at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, as I walked downstairs to make breakfast for my high school senior son. And like…
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April 26, 2022
Mother-Daughter Dos and Don’ts for When She is Away at College
As my 17-year-old daughter heads to college, I feel a deep longing for her to be a baby again. I’d have the time back so I could right the wrongs, re-live the precious moments, and have 12 extra years free from eye-rolls. Since that’s not to be, I’m in a total high school graduation stupor.…
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Mother-Daughter Do’s and Don’ts for When She is Away at College
As my 17-year-old daughter heads to college, I feel a deep longing for her to be a baby again. I’d have the time back so I could right the wrongs, re-live the precious moments, and have 12 extra years free from eye-rolls. Since that’s not to be, I’m in a total high school graduation stupor.…
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Nine Signs Your College Student Is Doing Better Than You Think
How do you know how your college student is really doing? Is your college student distant and not talking to you often? Or, do they say everything is fine anytime you ask, making you wonder if they really are fine? As a parent, this can be frustrating, but your student may just be enjoying college…
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