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Last summer, my daughter walked into our family room one evening and sat beside me. Ever since my brain tumor, I have struggled with a loss of identity. (Photo courtesy of KC Thompson) “Mom, we need ...

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When my daughter started her college search, I joked that there were three parts to the college admissions process: the visiting, the applying, and the leaving. We found the first part, the visiting, ...

The summer going into my senior year of high school, I decided to apply to colleges. And by “I decided,” I mean I waited until the last minute and quickly scrambled together some applications. Whether ...

Like most parents, I text with my teens regularly, and I feel fairly competent: I’m a good communicator, know the lingo, and understand the ins and outs of texting with teens. Or so I thought. Rules ...

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I can generally tell when our youngest child’s birthday is nearing by the battle between my husband and me regarding whether or not it’s time to turn on our heat. For some time now, on the dry-erase ...

It is the beginning of the end. As we stand on the sideline for one final season, watching our high school seniors walk onto the field with their teams, it is a moment to reflect on some of the ...

I can’t think clearly right now because there is a rather substantial section of my prefrontal cortex missing. It’s a fairly important chunk, something having to do with rational thought. You see, it ...

Grown and Flown was where I first saw the advice about how often to communicate with my college freshman. It was 2018, and we were just about to send the guinea pig off to a university three hours ...