Becoming Selene: A Hypothesis On Dating

February 2, 2025

I have a hypothesis. Before I had high schoolers, I heard a lot of parents say, “Kids these days don’t date. They just go out in groups.” Mind you, a lot of these parents had high schoolers during COVID, so…

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Becoming Selene Pop Quiz : When Friends Come Over

January 23, 2025

We recently completed (eh, kind of — still working through a punch list) a massive outdoor renovation that includes a spa, fire pit and pool. It’s too cold for the pool right now, but the spa has been in heavy…

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Becoming Selene: Random Post-Holiday Musings

January 17, 2025

I don’t have a new submission for you. I’ve just been trying to get the engines started up again after the holiday break that was extended by the unusual snow we got in Atlanta. I normally like to keep things…

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Becoming Selene: Elbows Touching, Heads Leaning In

December 18, 2024

Today’s post is less about mothering individuals and more about the change in dynamic when the children in your life are no longer little kids. You know how they say an important part of parenting is parenting yourself? Those wounds…

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Becoming Selene: A Really Sad Country Song

December 11, 2024

I’m going to be honest here. The first time I read this submission, I had to stop. It was too raw. The crazy thing is, it’s written by the aunt of a teen. Not someone parenting a teenager day-to-day. And…

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Becoming Selene: It’s Been a Good Run

December 4, 2024

As a soccer parent, I’m feeling all the feels reading this, our first Becoming Selene submission. Thank you so much to our submitter for sharing this story. Soccer is the sport here, but I suspect baseball, lacrosse, basketball, theater and…

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Becoming Selene: This Is Hard

November 21, 2024

I promised a midweek post, but that didn’t happen. I’ve got the first submission edited and ready for you — in my head. I’ll get it on the screen soon enough. College admission decisions begin to roll out this week…

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Becoming Selene: We Can Do Hard Things

November 8, 2024

Remember how I said I relied on mom bloggers to learn about parenting when my children were young? One of the most impactful posts I ever encountered was from Glennon Doyle. I still read it from time to time and…

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Becoming Selene : What Should I Write About?

October 29, 2024

If you haven’t read the post launching Becoming Selene, please check that out first. If you’ve read that post and aren’t sure you have any stories to share, here’s a list of prompts or ideas that may get the juices…

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Submitting to Becoming Selene

October 25, 2024

All submissions are made via an anonymous online form. Please click here to submit. Thank you for sharing your story.

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