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Jennifer Wolfe December 23, 2015 3 Comments

Jennifer Wolfe, a writer-teacher-mom, is dedicated to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary moments of life by thinking deeply, loving fiercely, and teaching audaciously. Read her stories on her blog, mamawolfe at jenniferwolfe.net.

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Nicaragua Non-Profit: A Chance To Make A Difference - June 24, 2017
Let Me Be: Poetry For Celebrating Summer Solstice - June 21, 2017
Don’t You Think Age Is Only A Number? - June 17, 2017

It’s been five and a half years since I started blogging; five Decembers that I’ve shared my stories with all of you, and 50 Decembers that I’ve been learning life’s lessons. This December, I decided to look back and see what themes popped up during the final month of the past years, and I was […]

Jennifer Wolfe May 4, 2013 6 Comments

Prom Costs: What Do You Think It’s Worth?

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Nicaragua Non-Profit: A Chance To Make A Difference - June 24, 2017
Let Me Be: Poetry For Celebrating Summer Solstice - June 21, 2017
Don’t You Think Age Is Only A Number? - June 17, 2017

It’s prom season, and parents are feeling the pinch of financing the night of their high school student’s dreams. In a recent study published by VISA, adding up the dress, shoes, makeup, nails, tux, flowers, dinner, limo and dance tickets totals an amazing $1,139,00 in 2013-far more than any teens that I know can afford. […]

Jennifer Wolfe August 18, 2012 18 Comments

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Nicaragua Non-Profit: A Chance To Make A Difference - June 24, 2017
Let Me Be: Poetry For Celebrating Summer Solstice - June 21, 2017
Don’t You Think Age Is Only A Number? - June 17, 2017

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my children growing up and away from us. When they were born, I never wanted to let them go. Sliding their precious bodies into another’s arms was reserved only for moments desperate for solitude. Sleeping side by side, we monitored their every movement, every breath. When my son […]

Jennifer Wolfe December 13, 2011 23 Comments

Prom Night At Our Place

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Nicaragua Non-Profit: A Chance To Make A Difference - June 24, 2017
Let Me Be: Poetry For Celebrating Summer Solstice - June 21, 2017
Don’t You Think Age Is Only A Number? - June 17, 2017

I am definitely not a person who is into cliques. As a result, I’ve never been much of a joiner of clubs, groups, or anything that labels. I even resisted junior proms and senior balls as a teen. I don’t think at 16 I was thinking that I was being ‘true to my authentic self’; I […]