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“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may…
I know this is hard for a lot of people to understand, considering my age and the young-ness that I “settled down” — but I have partied. Kind of a lot. I went to bars long before I was legally allowed. I lived in a college dorm. I even lived in several apartments (5!) —…

I started a series called “Why I Love Being an Early Mama” about 6 months ago, to list some of the benefits of choosing this earlier-than-the-norm path. We all know the drawbacks — drilled in from a society that says our young relationships will never last, and that we’ll never accomplish anything. I wanted to…

Lacy Stroessner — the young mom behind Living On Love, who shared a beautiful guest post here back in July — also runs an Etsy shop selling her digital art prints.