We were so proud of our first house and the life we built there, but it's time for something new and we're ready.

Modern pre-med culture, parental pressure and growing expectations that teenagers map out medical career long before they ...

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The pharmacist in me made up a First Aid Kit and supply list for my son, which I put in a plastic box for him to take to the dorm. I also included instructions on what to take/use for what ailment and ...

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This past summer, our eldest daughter got married. As a rule, I’m not particularly detail-oriented, and my organizational skills can best be described as, “It was here just a second ago.” But because ...

Every year, starting around her 13th birthday, I did the math. Five years until she leaves for college, four years, then three; you get the point. I sobbed on her 16th birthday. I pictured the Days of ...

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It often felt like too much. The chaos and noise of a house full of teens left us wishing for a break, for some time alone or with a friend or partner. Now we have that time, the loooooong quiet ...

One morning last fall, I watched my 7 th grader debate what to wear to school. The day before, she overheard some girls say loudly enough for her to hear, “Imagine wearing the same pants to school ...

When my daughter began the college search process as a high school junior, it was an exciting time busy with SAT/ACT preparations, school visits and dreams about the new experiences she would have ...