4 Tactics for Facing Mom’s Back-to-School Anxiety
Alexandra Kuykendall
As a girl I loved back to school. The pencil boxes and new school clothes always held the possibility of something unanticipated. Of potential.
As a girl I loved back to school. The pencil boxes and new school clothes always held the possibility of something unanticipated. Of potential.
My neighbor made me feel better today. He stood in our driveway and commented that my kids were making great memories this summer. He
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I wasn’t sure how it was supposed to go. Any of it. The morning kisses. The talks about money. The decisions around kids. Maybe
“Is there something I can do today to help you?” It’s one strategy I haven’t used enough of my married life, but when I
I stood in the soccer cleats section of the big box athletic store, a retailer for any sport and any size person. The sale
My skin, my waistline, my grey wiry hairs poking out of my dark locks remind me that I am getting older every time I
I have four children, a husband and a puppy in the house. I don’t really understand the concept of alone time in this season
My first few years of parenting were hard, really hard. If they were a journey, they were climbing a steep mountain face with a