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16 Best Ideas for College Graduation Gifts for 2024 Grads

College graduation is one of life’s happiest and most exciting milestones, but possibly one of the hardest to find an appropriate gift. The gifts we get our young adults and their friends will vary according to the kids themselves, but rest assured, we found things that everyone would be thrilled to receive. Here are some…

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17 Best High School Graduation Gifts for 2024 Graduates (Under $100)

We have gathered a list of high school graduation gifts that look forward and backward. Presents like a unique photo book of high school friends or uniquely personal jewelry help to celebrate this important milestone and recall so much of what our teens are leaving behind.  But other gifts on our list include some of…

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Dear Coach, Please Use Your Powers for Good

Dear School Sports Coach, I wonder if you even know your power. Decades from now, you may not remember the kids who were on your team, but I can promise you, they will remember you. Your influence on their lives, one way or another, will continue. Just a few reminders: You don’t make children do…

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The 30 Best Gifts for Guys In Their 20s

Trying to find the best gift for guys in their 20s can be a challenge, to say the least. Whether he’s a new graduate, a new husband, or even a new dad, he can be very particular about the things he uses and wears. He likes what he likes—and in some cases, he’s still trying…

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The 5 Best Dorm Microwaves of 2024

If you have a teen who’s about to fly the coop to college, it’s time to start shopping! There’s a long list of things you don’t want to forget, including one of the best dorm microwaves — it’s a handy appliance that can warm up a cup of coffee, make popcorn, or reheat leftovers for…

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Even as She Barely Speaks to Me, I Try to Do This for My Daughter

She is eighteen, and she has had her beautiful light brown hair bleached to a Barbie blond. When I ask how her day was, she may say, “Good–my math test wasn’t as bad as I thought, and at lunch, Charlotte said something so funny…” or she may say, “FINE” in a way that means BACK…

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Spring Break Reading: Top 10 Picks for College Students, Everyone!

Spring break is usually a much-needed break from college classes, essays, homework, and required reading. Finding yourself uninterrupted to read without the stress of the assigned reading looming over you is so freeing. Here are my suggestions for spring break reading: books with great characters and plot lines but the ability to read without thinking…

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25 Popular High School Graduation Gifts for Him (2024)

High school graduation is one of life’s significant accomplishments and one that friends and family will want to celebrate with a gift. This list includes our favorite gift ideas for guys and consists of sentimental and practical choices. Are you shopping for your son’s best buds? Here are some wonderful ideas for grad gifts for…

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27 Popular High School Graduation Gifts for Him (2024)

High school graduation is one of life’s significant accomplishments and one that friends and family will want to celebrate with a gift. This list includes our favorite gift ideas for guys and consists of sentimental and practical choices. Are you shopping for your son’s best buds? Here are some wonderful ideas for grad gifts for…

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It Took 17 Years to Make Peace With Being a Stay-at-Home Mom

My oldest daughter leaves for college this fall. It’s taken me every bit of her 17 years to finally be at peace with being a stay-at-home mom. It’s hard to type those words and even harder to read back—facing the truth that I have lost so many years to an internal war that I have…

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