Kristi writes regularly on her website Finding Ninee. This post was originally featured there. Sitting around the dinner table, I paused and looked at my little boy, who is, in his mind, a big boy. But in mine he remains little, because being six can’t yet be big. I do notice that he’s no longer little-little. As …
Lisha can be found sharing at LishaWrites.com. This post was originally featured there. The other day, a man walked into my house. He was driving my son’s car. He was wearing my son’s clothes. He even called me “Mom.” But I had never seen this man before. He bore a vague resemblance to a boy I dropped …
I gave birth to a sweet little baby boy. He was a beautiful baby with bright blue eyes and colic. I had to stop nursing after three months because he chewed my nipples off. This was probably the first sign that we were going to be at odds. I ignored it, naturally. When he was …
Vilma blogs regularly at That Girl is back! and this post was originally published there. I apologize to the Helicopter Mom Police but today I was one of those moms. I trailed behind my son, in my own car, as he drove to school. No need to gasp, it was his first solo expedition and he had …
I have a good relationship with my 20 year-old son. But I have heard about it. Listened with a tiny bit of dread. “You know, boys just don’t stay close to their moms when they settle down. They are closer to their wives’ family, not to you anymore”. Makes you feel like you are headed …