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The Stages of a Mother-Daughter Relationship
There is something uniquely layered about a mother-daughter relationship. It is part love story, part mirror, part heartbreak, part homecoming. What makes this season of life especially emotional for me is that much of it feels unfamiliar. My mother passed away when I was 20 years old, which means many of the stages I am…
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15 Things I Learned in 4 Years as a Mom of a College Student
It has been a few months since I’ve written here. I didn’t step away with intention. I just found myself in a season where I needed to feel things more than I needed to write about them. And if I’m honest, part of that pause came from not fully having the words yet. This season…
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Before She Walks: What It Really Takes to Get Ready for Your Child’s College Graduation
“I keep waiting for it to feel real. It hasn’t yet. And somehow, I think that’s okay.” In a few weeks, I will sit in the stands at Cornell University and watch my daughter walk across a stage that she has spent four of the most formative years of her life earning the right to…
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25 Years Later
It’s still painful. And honestly maybe a little more because so much has happened that she should’ve been a part of. There’s been graduations with academic achievements, creations of life, heartbreaks that reshaped me, and countless small and beautiful moments of what if. And yes I believe her spirit continues to surround us. I know…