Category: Family

  • Mothering Alone

    Below is a slightly-reworked blog I wrote for Lift Up Your Day, which appeared for Mother’s Day on May 10, 2016. I thought you might…

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  • Why Mother’s Day Hurts

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  • 21 Parenting books you can trust

    [et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.106" background_image="http://www.sueschlesman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/200789.jpg" background_layout="light"] With Mother's Day quickly approaching, I find myself pulling out parenting books and flipping through the pages. Whoops, stopped…

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  • How to survive my children growing up

    I'm not sure how to survive my children growing up. Today I watched my youngest son drive away to school on his own. Tears welled…

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  • When Grief keeps coming back

    I have an old friend who keeps coming back. Her name is Grief. She's been traveling a bit lately, and I haven't missed her. But…

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