Lisa Endlich's Blog, page 43
January 18, 2024
It Took My Son Leaving Home for Him to Finally ‘Get It’
I stood in my son’s new college apartment and eyed his boxes and piles of clothing dubiously. “Should we hit the grocery store before we leave? Maybe I could help you unpack your kitchen a little bit?” I asked, fully expecting him to take me up on my offer. “Nah, I got it, Mah. You…
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January 17, 2024
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide For Teens: 41 Gifts Under $25 (2024)
Want to use February 14 as an excuse to give your teen a small gift or send your college student a care package? Here’s our Valentine’s Day Gift Guide with some of our favorite ideas to help you give your teen a little pick-me-up this winter. Note: We are a reader-supported site and receive a…
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Valentine’s Day Gift Guide For Teens: 38 Gifts Under $25 (2024)
Want to use February 14 as an excuse to give your teen a small gift or send your college student a care package? Here’s our Valentine’s Day Gift Guide with some of our favorite ideas to help you give your teen a little pick-me-up this winter. Note: We are a reader-supported site and receive a…
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January 16, 2024
When Your ‘Easy Child’ is No Longer Easy
It’s not that I’m unfamiliar with the term “soiling the nest.” I’ve already endured one round, after all, when my husband and I launched our first baby adult into the wild three years ago. It’s that my second child has reached full soiling season and it is about 983 times more amped than what we experienced…
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Valentine’s Gift Ideas for Him: 25 Gifts for Teens and Men (2024)
Valentine’s Day will soon be here and, if you have a son on your list, here are presents we think he’ll love. Some of these Valentine’s gift ideas for him are very practical (e.g., warm clothes), while others are just for fun. The teens, college guys, and other men in your life will appreciate you…
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January 15, 2024
Y’all Have Set the Bar Too High on These Dorm Rooms
For the love of all that is hot and chocolatey, can y’all knock it down a few rungs on the dorm room expectations!? I. Can’t. Even. Handle. This. Yes, as a matter of fact, I *do* know that I can just not look at the posts in that Facebook group that I have now removed myself from.…
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From Little League to College to Heartbreak: Our Baseball Journey
As with anything, our relationship started off innocently enough. You were just another activity thrown in to help round out our days between kindergarten carpool and dinnertime, a way to burn some energy on a grass field under the eye of someone else, giving the parents a much-needed break for an hour. Sure, it wasn’t…
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January 13, 2024
I’m Exhausted Being the Mom of a Teen Daughter
Here I sit in the family room, where at one time giggles and fun buzzed through the air. Toys would litter the floor and my main concern would be not to step on a Lego. Cares were simple and hurts easily fixed with a bandaid. I was her person; the best person in the world…
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January 12, 2024
Sometimes It’s Really Hard to Connect With the ‘Other’ Moms
I have a dear friend who is one of the funniest people I’ve ever known, with rapid-fire humor and a keen observational eye. She’s a hard-working single mom who has gone above and beyond to give her teenage daughter a comfortable life and is someone anyone would love to spend time with. Recently she posted…
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The 5 Best Alarm Clocks for Heavy Sleepers of 2024
If your kid is the kind of sleeper who can somehow snooze through thunderstorms, earthquakes, and an entire herd of stampeding elephants, they need one of the best alarm clocks to help them rise and shine while away at college. As experts on all things dorm living, we scoured the market to bring you the…
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