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The Uninvited Guests – by Julie Williams Dear doted on and beloved. Dear longings and dreams made powder-soft flesh. Dear sweet children, born of my stretched heart, body, and white-knuckled […]
Category Archives: Parenting
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Do you truly know what your kids will remember about you? As parents, we tend to stress about things that don’t matter all that much. Our kids probably aren’t going […]
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I see you, childless stepmom, raising a child, doing all of the mom things for a little one who doesn’t call you Mom. You love your stepkids like they’re yours, […]
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As adults, we know how anxiety, fear, and worry can feel. And as all of us experience it on different levels, it’s a very real part of being human. That’s […]
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YES DAYS! The ins and outs, why’s and how’s. So much of parenting (particularly in the years before adolescence) involves setting boundaries, correcting behaviors, and saying ‘No!’ multiple times a […]
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BIG FISH BECOMING LITTLE FISH… What to expect as your kids transition from primary school to high school. If you’ve got a child that’s about to leap from primary to […]
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You remember those infamous “Mean Girls” from the hit teen movie, right? The ones who ruled the school with their sharp words, judgmental glances, and cutting corridor whispers. While they […]
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This past week, I met with a mom who was desperate for two things in particular: caffeine and hope. Having recently had twins, and with another small toddler in tow, […]
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In our previous article, we looked at one all-too-common mode of parenting: the over-protective kind. In this article, we focus on three more parenting modes… Now, if you’re a parent […]
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Why always swooping in to help your child is never a good idea… A while back, my husband was dropping our five-year-old at preschool. There were four boys kicking a […]