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Jen LarsenFortner

Jen Fortner lives in Minnesota with her husband, three children and the best dog on earth.  She has a MSW degree that never gets used other than to diagnose family members at holiday gatherings. She has a blog at mymildlifecrisis.com where she tells stories about her family that they never read.

Recent Articles by Jen

Dogs using mom's towel

Family Issues

The Day My Family Ruined My Shower Was the Day I Finally Snapped

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Coronavirus

Teens are Working Hard Now and Adults Need to Show More Kindness

mom and daughter

Coronavirus

I Have One Goal for My Family and It Will Have to Be Enough

happy anniversary

Family Issues

We Are in the Popcorn and Candle Years and We’re Going to Celebrate Getting There

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High School Senior Year

Year of Lasts to Year of Firsts: From High School Senior to College Freshman

High School

I Am Raising Total Losers

Friendships

I Didn’t Have Best Friends Until I Became A Mother

Hug

Parenting Challenges

Turns Out, I Had No Idea How Hard it is to Parent Teens

Phases of maybe

College Freshman Year

Dear Freshman, The Most Important Things You’ll Learn in College Won’t Be in the Classroom

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High School Graduation

To My Daughter On Her High School Graduation: Are You Ready? Am I Ready?

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