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passage of time

The sandwich generation years: parenting teens, aging parents, and reclaiming my identity

A blurry photograph of ice covering part of an otherwise clear road.
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This is a precious and difficult time, the in-between. By Mollie Hogan

January 14, 2026 Family

How our family survives while the world implodes

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I make coffee. I make lunches. I add an ice pack. And love. By Kathleen Siddell

April 2, 2025 Family, Parenting Challenges

A week at the beach: how family traditions shape our sense of home

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How will we continue to carve out this week as the sands keep shifting? By Bronwen Butter Newcott

February 27, 2025 Family

When parents decide to sell the family home once the nest is empty

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I’d done some of my toughest, yet finest mothering in that house. By Annette Gulati

April 9, 2024 Family

The joy of cooking and passing down family food memories

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The cookbook was already creating happiness, and I hadn’t yet made a single recipe. By Elizabeth Newdom

July 6, 2023 Culture, Parenting Challenges

As my son graduates high school, a celebration of the past 18 years

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My son is next, and before I can take a full breath, his name rings from the arena’s PA system. By Clint Martin

June 9, 2021 Family

Moms are the ultimate carriers for their kids

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As much as I juggled and schlepped and complained, the day eventually came when I realized my arms were empty. By Laurie Sunderland

June 29, 2020 Family

Learning again how to pass the time

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Cell phones do not work here, and on a good day it takes only ten minutes to open email. By Mindy R. Roll

August 22, 2019 Family

Last call for one more child

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My plate is full, blessedly so. So why can’t I stop thinking about having another baby? By Daisy Alpert Florin

December 12, 2017 Parenting Challenges

Motherhood and Waiting: from boys to men

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All the years of doing and hoping, praying and sculpting—you wait to see if it worked.
By Lisa Romeo

April 11, 2017 Family
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