We worry about the big stuff. The right schools, appropriate boundaries, enough opportunities. We stress about major decisions and milestone moments. But so much of
We don’t consciously choose partners who will recreate our childhood wounds. But we often do it anyway. When you grow up with emotionally unavailable parents,
The way we’re raised shapes how we love. And for men raised by single mothers, that upbringing creates a particular lens through which they view
Parenting a teenager means choosing your battles carefully. If you fight everything, you’ll lose the war – and probably your relationship in the process. The
Teenagers are masters at appearing like they don’t need anything from their parents. They roll their eyes, insist they’re fine, and act like your presence
The tension was thick enough to cut with a knife. Your mother-in-law just finished telling you that your five-year-old “wouldn’t act that way” if you’d
Every generation swears they’ll do things differently than their parents. And millennial parents have certainly followed through on that promise. We’re the generation that grew
Growing up in a different era meant experiencing a childhood that would probably give modern parents a heart attack. The parenting style of the Boomer
Last Saturday, Ellie came running in from the backyard absolutely covered in mud — hair matted, fingernails black, the biggest grin I’ve ever seen. She’d
There’s a phrase that floats around when people talk about difficult childhoods: “They were doing their best.” It’s meant to be comforting, I suppose. A
The other morning at the community garden, I was chatting with another mom while our kids dug in the dirt. She kept apologizing for different
I was folding laundry the other day when Ellie came running in, breathless and muddy, clutching a handful of dandelions she’d picked from our backyard.
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