![Now That My Kids are Teens, I Feel Like I’m Losing My Mom Job [Grown & Flown]](http://mommymeansit.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/G2FF-parenting-teens-quote.jpg)
“It hit me like a hurricane that the ultimate goal of parenting — to create fully functioning adults — was finally materializing before my very eyes.” Has this hit you yet? It’s as exhilarating as it is disarming. You can read more of my thoughts at Grown & Flown.
![Parenting Your Teen Who Didn’t Go Off to College [Grown & Flown]](http://mommymeansit.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/G2FF-adults-at-home-quote.jpg)
“What of the families whose kids stay home after high school, though? Whether they have decided to take a gap year (or several), live at home while attending college, or move right into a full-time job, having an adult child stay home after college presents its own challenges.” I interviewed my cousin to get some… Continue Reading
![How to Advocate for a Child with an Invisible Illness [Today’s Parent]](http://mommymeansit.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/how-to-advocate-for-a-child-with-an-invisible-illness-1024x576-1520953626.jpg)
“I think our daughter might be a bit of a lemon,” I joked to my husband one winter afternoon. After a six week stint with a nasty case of shingles and three more weeks struggling through pneumonia, she awoke that morning complaining of pain and stiffness in her left knee. I made an appointment with… Continue Reading
![Watching My Daughter Develop the Same Anxiety I Struggle With [New York Magazine]](http://mommymeansit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/12-anxiety.w710.h473.jpg)
“It is relatively early on a summer evening, just after sunset. From my bed, I notice a shadow of a spindly branch dancing across the corner of the bedroom wall. I get up and close the curtains tightly to make it disappear, careful not to step on my daughter, who’s camped on my bedroom floor,… Continue Reading
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