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Parenting · Tweens & Teens · Young Adults

Mamas, Help Your Boys Grow Into Men

ByErin Bishop 11/04/201910/30/2019

This past summer I spent a few days with my 15-year-old son, my sister, and her kids at our family cabin at the lake. While…

Children · Parenting · Tweens & Teens

Let Boys Be Boys: Hard Truth for Fluffy Moms

ByTricia Goyer 03/13/201405/15/2018

God must have had a sense of humor when he gave me boys. To be truthful, I’m as “fluffy” as they come. I enjoy snuggling…

Parenting · Tweens & Teens · Young Adults

How to Raise a Boy to be a Man

ByBarbara Rainey 03/31/201003/11/2024

While trading emails this week with a friend who has two teenage boys, she commented out of sheer frustration, “Would you take my 16-year-old and…

Amannda Maphies works at the UMKC School of Pharmacy, is a mother to two human boys and two furry boys. She enjoys freelance writing based on her travels, life adventures, and pretty much anything that stands out in life as ‘story-worthy’. Amannda had her first book published in September 2022, Tales From My Mummy, which can be found in local bookstores and Amazon Kindle. Her greatest passion is being a boy mom to her two sons, who never fail to provide daily entertainment. She writes about being a single mom, finding love later in life, the loss of a loved one, and dealing with mental health issues. Her pieces are lovingly filled with inspiration, encouragement, and always a touch of humor.