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The Heartache of Letting Go

September 22, 2017 By Lauren

I don’t remember how old I was. I do remember the internal struggle between a little girl who was growing up and a bigger girl who intrinsically knew that growing up also meant growing away. I battled with my decision for days. Part of me wanted to hold on. Part of me wanted to let […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: child, children, growing away, growing up, heartache, kids, letting go, motherhood, parenthood, parenting

7 Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Child Started Kindergarten

July 20, 2015 By Lauren

7 Things I Wish I'd Known Before My Child Started Kindergarten

This post contains affiliate links. I will earn a small commission on any purchase made at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support! When the new school year begins in several weeks, I will send my second child off to kindergarten. For some reason I thought it would be easier the second time around, […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Essays, Things I Wish I'd Known Tagged With: child, kids, kindergarten, school, teacher, teachers, things I wish I'd known

To All the Moms

May 9, 2015 By Lauren

To All the Moms

  To all the moms: To the Some Day Mom who dreams of the day when the time is right to start a family, To the Trying Mom who has just started her journey or who is finding the journey far more arduous and heartbreaking than she imagined, To the Expectant Mom who carries her greatest […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Holidays Tagged With: child, children, kids, mom, moms, mother, Mother's Day, motherhood, mothers

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