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We just dropped our oldest off for freshman year of college. I am so sad. People are trying to help, I'm not ready to hear that I'll be okay.

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My oldest daughter leaves for college this fall. It’s taken me every bit of her 17 years to finally be at peace with being a stay-at-home mom. It’s hard to type those words and even harder to read ...

Suddenly they are 18 and ready to be independent? Overnight, my babies were no longer deemed children, but they didn’t have the experience they needed to handle life’s challenges. That might be my ...

This list includes fiction and nonfiction books, all of which have helped me, or I wish I had read before college. I think college freshman should read these 10 books Note: We are a reader-supported ...

I joined my first swim team when I was seven and became a Division I swimmer in college. I didn't want my children to follow in my footsteps.