Category Archives: My Kids

Fear Factor

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

“I feel like such a wimp,” Mary Claire said, crawling into my king-sized bed. “I’m sorry I did it. I thought I’d be okay.” “You don’t have to apologize,” I assured her. “This is a lesson — the first of … Continue reading →

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Mother Lode

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

He is fourteen now. It is surreal to me, this knowledge. That he is fourteen years old in the shadow of the long-ago unspoken fear that he might not even see fourteen days is almost too much to consider. If … Continue reading →

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Parenting’s Second Half

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

We’re in the second half of parenting. All of our kids are double-digits, a couple of them already well into the teenage years. Next month, my youngest will be double-same-digits. (That particular term is derived from a bit of lore … Continue reading →

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