Better
August 15th, 2023 | by Charise Alexander Adams
She may never fully believe she can depend on me – she has been let down too many times. These things are part of the gulf between us that can never be closed – but it can be bridged
Browsing the "teenagers" Tag
Why More Parents Should Let Teens Read Sex Scenes
July 11th, 2023 | by Kerry Chaput
If popular culture exposed me to sex as a positive experience, maybe I wouldn’t have been so afraid
Samir
April 11th, 2023 | by Mahru Elahi
While I was moving through the vetting process to become a foster parent for a refugee youth, I was intentional
Mostly Functioning
November 21st, 2022 | by Robin Silbergleid
somehow I have raised a semi-adult person who is EMS-certified and capable of doing a twelve-hour shift on an ambulance but can’t manage to get their used La Croix can into the recycling bin or change their sheets or empty the cat box without being reminded at least sixteen times
Graffiti Mom: MOMZ1
November 7th, 2022 | by Lisa Hanson
In his teen years before he moved out, I was often up in the night or would jerk awake with the image of him falling, unable to return to sleep again
Maternal Instincts are Overrated
August 9th, 2022 | by Jane C. Marks
What kind of mom doesn’t notice her kid having partial seizures?
Close Encounters of the Third Base Kind
June 13th, 2022 | by Diana Whitney
We’d already established that he would not take my virginity. Given his chivalry, it was only fair to expect I would do Everything But
Greeting My Kids After School Is Like a Bucket of Cold Water
October 7th, 2021 | by Stephanie Sprenger
Are there people out there who gracefully transition to this after-school Crappy Hour? Maybe this is why edibles were invented
Cutting the Cord (Again)
June 22nd, 2021 | by Renee Stahl
Parenting a teen feels like I am re-parenting myself.