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I was blessed to have my little sister live with me right after she graduated from high school, when I was a thirty-year-old single mom and she was a whole summer away from eighteen. Those special, difficult, tough-lovin’ times have given me perspective. I used to drive her to work after a 10-hour shift of [...]

Last night Joe and I were sitting on the deck when I saw our neighbor and her daughter Pauline on the bike path, exercising together. Pauline is the same age as Jenn. I turned to Joe, about to speak.
“No,” He said gently. “Pauline’s not your average kid. This isn’t normal.” He had tears in his [...]

She’s gone again. Yep, the little Emo girl has decided to move out, yet again. Did you see this coming? I sure did. As a matter of fact, I was wondering how many days we’d have after they put her high school diploma into her little black-nailed hand.
She’s an adult now, she says.She’s an [...]

This weekend my baby and 899 other Seniors graduated from her high school. I warned her that there would be tears, and even packed a wad of tissues. But it wasn’t till they threw their hats in the air that my baby’s whole life flashed in front of my eyes, from diapers to diploma. Then [...]

Little One was laid off a few weeks ago, and hasn’t found a new job. So in my extreme motherly kindness, I said, “Honey, I know you don’t have any money for a Mother’s Day gift. But the best gift you could give me is the gift of going to church with me on Mother’s [...]