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LisaDec 31, 2025

We asked what you wish for this year. Boredom, quiet, lightness. Here's ours for you, and why we're skipping our usual January break.

LisaDec 30, 2025

Soon, legally speaking, I won't have a single child left. Then the twins asked about a New Year's Eve party in our garden house.

LisaDec 28, 2025

Lisa's daughter figured 2025 would be boring. Then came a bestseller, a council seat, an empty bedroom, and a host daughter from Latin America.

LisaDec 23, 2025

Our teens still sing off-key, still come to church, and said no thanks to going out. Here's what Christmas Eve looks like with big kids.

KatharinaDec 17, 2025

She cried on camera in the middle of a team call. Then Lisa sent flowers with a note Katharina struggled to believe.

LisaDec 16, 2025

My boys plopped down on the couch and started talking. What I learned about Chatty and their schoolwork? I had no idea.

KatharinaDec 9, 2025

She was my tiniest baby, just 5 pounds, 8 ounces. Now she's 15, and all those warnings about teen girls haven't come true.

KatharinaDec 2, 2025

My son knows exactly which school he wants. The grades might not cut it, and I'm more nervous than he is. Cross your fingers for us.

KatharinaNov 27, 2025

He wailed over apples, a lost fire truck and a song I couldn't name. Then at bedtime my two-year-old said one thing, and I had no defense.

LisaNov 25, 2025

Another blowup, another accusation. Before you take it personally, here's how to stand firm like a lighthouse while the storm passes.

LisaNov 18, 2025

When 17-year-olds take over your kitchen with muffins, what's the first thing out of your mouth? One mom's soccer-fan approach to loving a teen.

KatharinaNov 11, 2025

My almost-15-year-old sends me photos from the grocery store. I called home once a week from a pay phone. Guess who needs to let go?