We don't always know what role to play when teenagers we care about are dealing with loss and grief. How do we provide support while respecting their space? #grief #parenting #loss Full Circle Grief Center Dougy Center yourteenmag.com/health/teenage…

I didn’t cook with my kids. I’m a mess-averse control freak. I didn’t let them have many sleepovers. Mostly I was afraid their friends wouldn’t have a good time. I didn’t play “pretend” with my children. #parenting GuiltyChocoholicMama yourteenmag.com/family-life/co…

<strong>Thanksgiving Day serves as an annual reminder that we live with one foot in celebration and the other in lament.</strong>&nbsp; michelemorin.net/2020/11/11/gra… via Michele Morin

I don’t want to see the problem that some combination of duct tape, chocolate, and prayer can’t fix.

#wednesdaythought Post it on your fridge Mama! GuiltyChocoholicMama yourteenmag.com/family-life/co…

For parents of teens. Some things to remember. 💛 via GuiltyChocoholicMama

My husband, to me, as he gets out of bed in the middle of the night: Sorry...I was trying to get up without waking you. Me: Are you kidding? I woke up ten minutes ago because one of our kids coughed. And she’s in college three states away. #momradar

The older our kids get, the more our parenting shifts from doing to being. #parentingtips GuiltyChocoholicMama yourteenmag.com/family-life/co…

Parenting can leave us feeling as if we've been thrown into a pit of exhaustion we'll never climb out of. But like a strong arm reaching over the edge, here are eight promises backed by God's Word that have the muscle to pull us up. Crosswalk.com crosswalk.com/family/parenti…

Moms and dads, someday soon, your children will show God’s love to someone because you showed it to them first. This is why parenting feels like such weighty, sacred work: because it is.

You know you’re a mom of an away-from-home big kid when the first thought on your mind when you wake up in the morning is of that child, who’s always on your heart.

#mondaymotivation Yes, yes, yes! We all need more of this in our lives, especially our stressed out teens. GuiltyChocoholicMama yourteenmag.com/family-life/co…

And don’t try to tell anyone who’s done marching band it ISN’T a sport!

Be gentle with the moms you meet at the grocery store today. You never know which ones are shopping for the first time since they took their baby to college.

As my teenager peeled back the layers on her mental health battle, I kept apologizing to her. “I’m sorry, honey. I just didn’t know.” She told me, “Mom, it’s OK, I didn’t know, either.” When you know better, you try to do better. The Girlfriend thegirlfriend.com/parenting/how-…

They say Christmas Eve is the longest day of the year, but I would like to submit for consideration the day your college kid is traveling by themselves home for Christmas.

My heart is always with my out-on-their-own big kids. But the best is when the rest of my body gets to be with them, too.

“There” might be our bedroom at 5:30 a.m. or our kitchen at midnight. It might be in a car in a parking lot or at a restaurant over pizza. The older our kids get, the more our parenting shifts from doing to being. GuiltyChocoholicMama yourteenmag.com/family-life/co…

Show me a mom whose young adult child has just texted her about some problem they’re having, and I’ll show you a mom who’s online researching possible solutions to that problem.

I’m currently trying to coordinate an activity involving my husband, our parents, our young adult children, their significant others, and myself. International treaties have been worked out in fewer steps.