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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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21 Ways to Celebrate Your 21st Birthday

Turning 21 is one of the most exciting birthdays in your life. It is definitely a milestone birthday, so it’s important to celebrate and make this a memorable day because, for real, childhood is over and adulthood has begun. You don’t have to have a huge party to have fun. Here are some of our…

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There Is No One “Correct” Path for All Teens

I have two children. Night and day (aka oldest and youngest ). I am one of two children. We are also night and day. You may be the night to your day sibling also. Or maybe you birthed night and day (or maybe you have an afternoon kid thrown in there). You get my point. Square…

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How One Mother Tries to Find Meaning After Loss

On Friday, February 11, 2022, our family was irrevocably shattered. We suspected something was very wrong when our youngest daughter, a sophomore in college, did not respond to our increasingly worried texts and calls throughout the afternoon. Yet we were unable to bypass what seemed to be a lengthy process requiring several layers of approval…

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20 Favorite Grad Gift Ideas from Uncommon Goods (2022)

Graduation season is here, and we love suggesting unique gift ideas for the grads in your life. Whether you are looking for a perfect send-off present for a neighbor’s child you have watched grow up or your son or daughter, we have a list of unique gifts from one of our favorite sites, Uncommon Goods.…

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Five Hard and Blunt Truths About College Life in 2022

Alright, there will be no sugar-coating here. If you want to hear the lowdown about college, keep reading. If you want to keep safe and warm in a cocoon of propaganda and feel-good placations, hit the back button and keep scrolling.   I’m the parent of two college students, one about to graduate and one…

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How to Let Your Teens Dump Their Emotions on You (and Stay Sane)

One day during his freshman year of high school, my oldest kid texted me to say: “I absolutely bombed my math test in the biggest way. I’m so screwed Mom.” I texted him back “Oh my goodness, what happened?” No answer. I texted him again. No answer. I debated canceling my afternoon meetings and driving…

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Why Average American Teens are Exhausted and Burnt Out

You’re up at the crack of dawn, if not before. You spend an entire day at work and then some. You have late afternoon responsibilities, activities, and tasks, then more tasks, then dinner, then more “work” tasks. You answer calls and emails well after working hours, then work even more past a healthy bedtime. Then…

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Why We Need to Share Our Struggles in Parenting Teens

Ten years ago, I was stressed and venting about my little kids at a coffee morning with a group of international moms. I’m not sure if it was schoolyard drama or academic struggles that had me in a tizzy. Didn’t matter. An older mum and dear friend stopped me right there to warn me about…

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Four Things I’ve Learned Since My Son Came Out

My son is gay. He officially came out to the family, and then to the world in a well-crafted Instagram post, just a month shy of his 17th birthday.  I had a hunch, mother’s intuition, whatever you want to call it. I had asked him about it. No, he said, I am not gay. But…

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