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A Letter of Apology To My Teenage Daughter Who Has To Share A Bathroom With Her Brother

March 7, 2021 By Katy

Dear Teenage Daughter, Your father and I would like to extend our sincerest apologies for the negative experience you have had sharing a bathroom with your older brother. It was our main goal to provide an exemplary lavatorial experience for members of our family and we realize that your experience has fallen short.  I understand [Read More]

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Telling My Teens about the “Old Days” (When I Was a Kid)

January 10, 2021 By Katy

“Mom, did they have paper plates when you were little?” I looked at my teen who had just asked this question, thinking he had to be joking. But he stared at me with all seriousness. My teenager thought we didn’t have PAPER PLATES when I was little? You mean, in the 70s and 80s? Yikes! [Read More]

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Old School Pop Culture References That My Kids Don’t Get

September 6, 2020 By Katy

Ready for a laugh? Then check out this list of pop culture phrases and sayings from the 70s and 80s that your kids have never heard of! This article was originally published on Filter Free Parents. “Don’t touch that dial!” joked the weatherman on the morning news. I chuckled and looked at my teenage daughter [Read More]

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One Simple Thing Encouraged My Teen to Join our Family During the Pandemic

August 10, 2020 By Katy

Got teens? Got teens in a pandemic? I do and it inspired the post below, which I wrote during the height of the stay-at-home order in April. This originally appeared on Grown and Flown. I never thought a pandemic would magnify typical teenage behavior in my sixteen-year-old son. However, my son still wants nothing to [Read More]

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Middle School Chronicles: A Summer in Quarantine

July 19, 2020 By Katy

I’m pleased to welcome my daughter Sydney to the blog today. Sydney is an 8th grader who wrote the post below about her summer in quarantine. When she’s not writing, Sydney enjoys playing ice hockey, strumming on her ukulele, and baking. Welcome Sydney! “Middle school is easy,” said no one ever. The constant social issues, [Read More]

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A Letter to My Teenager’s Car

June 21, 2020 By Katy

Last summer, my teen turned 16 and got his driver’s license. It was definitely a rite of passage for him–and me! He also got a used car, not because his dad and I are bajillionaires, but because we found a car that fit our price range. Now our teen could drive himself to hockey practice, [Read More]

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How to Survive Being Housebound with Teens during Coronavirus

March 15, 2020 By Katy

How do you survive the coronavirus pandemic with teens? I’m not talking about the virus itself (check out the CDC for real facts), rather being housebound with teens for three weeks.   Yup, my kids, ages 16 and 13, have no school or activities here in Michigan until at least April 6. They don’t have homework [Read More]

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Teens Are Like Cats: Let Me Count The Ways

March 1, 2020 By Katy

It was 11 am on a beautiful Saturday morning. Humming a little ditty about Jack and Diane, I opened the blinds in my teenage son’s room. As the sunlight streamed in, I changed both my volume and my tune, belting out Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi in hopes of waking my sleeping son. [Read More]

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Why This Mom of Teens Can’t Shop Alone

January 19, 2020 By Katy

Flush with cash from my recent birthday, I strode through the mall.  I had no strollers to push or play spaces to visit like a decade ago when my kids were little. Nor was I dragged into stores selling overpriced joggers or anything with emojis and sequins like last week while shopping with my teen [Read More]

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Ok Gen X: Thinking about the 70s and 80s

January 5, 2020 By Katy

Last fall my teenage son started using the phrase “Ok Boomer” just about every day. “Hey, don’t forget to take out the trash,” I’d say. “Ok Boomer,” he replied. “Time to go to church! Let’s get in the car,” I’d mention. “Ok Boomer,” he replied. Like most Gen Xers, I was offended by his reply. [Read More]

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