Growing Up

The Moment I Knew I Was A Woman, Not A Girl

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 05.30.2012

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Meredith C. Carroll

I'm not sure when my doughy transition from lost college graduate rose and baked into my life as a responsible adult.

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Growing Pains From the Sidelines

Janell Burley Hofmann | Posted 05.22.2012

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Janell Burley Hofmann

The humbling tumble from the world of boyhood to confused, chaotic adolescence is upon us. And I am sick over it.

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10 Things I Know Now That I'm Thirty

Melanie Curtin | Posted 05.16.2012

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Melanie Curtin

I'm not perfect, but I'm doing the right things for the right reasons. In other words, I'm 30, and I've earned it.

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Can You "Grow Up" During Midlife? Here Are Five Ways

Douglas LaBier | Posted 05.21.2012

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Douglas LaBier

Learning to embrace both the "positive" and "negative" experiences of midlife is the path to growing up into full adulthood. Here are five suggested steps.

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A Mother's Scorecard

Sherri Edwards | Posted 05.10.2012

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Sherri Edwards

Year 7: Nothing will be more endearing than coming home to find your husband with his hair in barrettes having a tea party with your daughters.

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Children Are Only Children for Eighteen Years

Jodi Ciampa | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Childhood Doesn't Last Forever, Growing Up, Growing Up Too Fast, Parenting Wisdom, Parenting, Childhood, Nostalgia, Parenting Advice, Parents News
Jodi Ciampa

Children have such a short time to be kids and we, as parents, have even less until they don't need us anymore.

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"That's Why You Don't Have Any Friends"

Joe Peacock | Posted 04.24.2012

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Joe Peacock

You want to know what's weird? Hiding who you are just to have the company of people you don't even like. That's weird.

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Do These 'Girls' Have 'First World Problems'?

Salon | Posted 04.10.2012

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There's a scene in an early episode of Lena Dunham's "Girls" where Dunham's character, Hannah, openly fantasizes about testing positive for HIV. That ...

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Not a Little Girl, But I Know My Way

Nikki Luongo | Posted 05.29.2012

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Nikki Luongo

What did you want to do as a kid? Was it kooky or was it wonderfully weird? Did you accomplish your goal?

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Ode To Adolescence

Janell Burley Hofmann | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Letting Go, Growing Up, Change, Teens, Raising Children, Motherhood, Parenting, Family, Parents-Teens, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Janell Burley Hofmann

We are crossing over. You are my baby. But I cannot carry you now. You walk alone into a new world. I want you to linger here, but you constantly push. You will change.

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A Father's Letter to His Son

David Wilson | Posted 05.09.2012

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David Wilson

In you is the future. In you there is hope. You are our child. Whether we live together or apart, our hearts and our prayers go with you each and every day.

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Being Sure of My Uncertainty

Alexis Jane Torre | Posted 04.30.2012

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Alexis Jane Torre

I may not have the next 20 years of my life planned out, but I did set a college and career goal: to take all the time I need to find my answer to the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

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All at Once: Remembering Whitney

Christian Nwachukwu, Jr. | Posted 04.13.2012

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Christian Nwachukwu, Jr.

How grown was Whitney? Too grown to be told what to do? But then, who tried to get her help? Who watched in silence?

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Becoming Who You Want To Be (When You Grow Up)

Lodro Rinzler | Posted 04.07.2012

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Lodro Rinzler

Perhaps a better question for the thoughtful young person of today would be "Who do you want to be when you grow up?"

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For the Interim Time...

Miriam Mason Martineau | Posted 04.03.2012

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Miriam Mason Martineau

I learn to trust that, much like the growth that takes place beneath the earth before a new shoot appears, movement and evolution may rumble below the surface before making an obvious appearance.

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Being Homeschooled Made Me Normal

Kate Fridkis | Posted 04.02.2012

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Kate Fridkis

I was homeschooled. I'm 25 now. People often assume that I must be really different from everyone else because of this. Sometimes, I assume that, too....

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Backyard Boys

Janell Burley Hofmann | Posted 03.30.2012

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Janell Burley Hofmann

Long before leadership courses, sensitivity training, and peer counseling, if you'll remember that you learned fairness, justice, and teamwork in our backyard.

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The Last Time They Call You Mommy: The Mini-Milestones Of Childhood

Lisa Belkin | Posted 03.25.2012

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Lisa Belkin

I remember the first time I left the house without a diaper bag; just me, a child, and a destination. But what I don't remember was the last time I did bring those things along. If I had realized it would never happen again, would I have savored or celebrated?

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Growing Up Is Hard to Do: Forced Into Adulthood by an Aging Parent

Sarah Khan | Posted 03.12.2012

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Sarah Khan

I texted the one person I know who would understand the unfamiliar emotions that left me so unsettled. "Being a grown-up sucks. I don't think I like it," I wrote to my brother. "No one does, Beany," he replied. "No one does."

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Letter to My 16-year-old Self

Krystie Yandoli | Posted 01.31.2012

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Krystie Yandoli

At the risk of assuming I've already reached a sense of maturity, I decided to write a letter my 16-year-old self.

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Too Old for Trick-or-Treat

Randi Miller | Posted 12.12.2011

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Randi Miller

When I was 13, I was crushed to discover that I was apparently now too old for trick-or-treating. Naturally I did not go quietly.

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'Our Bodies, Ourselves' Turns 40

The Washington Post | Posted 12.04.2011

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When it comes to women’s sexuality and reproductive health, I’ve come to believe that the world divides into two camps: those who know something a...

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Can I Go to High School With My Kid?

Jennifer Cullen | Posted 11.08.2011

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Jennifer Cullen

I know I don't have a choice here. I know I have to let him grow up. And I really do want him to.

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WATCH: The Six Ways You'll See Your Dad

Posted 10.30.2011

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We all know that father-son relationships evolve over time, but when you're a kid that's not so easy to understand. Sure, he may be the most mortifyin...

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Being a Grown-Up Sucks

Nikki Luongo | Posted 10.24.2011

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Nikki Luongo

I stood on the sidewalk and just watched as they put a bulldozer through my own childhood, to the place I called home...

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