by Shannon Popkin | Aug 10, 2021 | Control Girl, Parenting, Teens
The day we launched our first college student, I woke up in the hotel room with a pit in my stomach. This day is not about you! I reminded myself, and quietly began planning the photos I wanted to take, the quiet moment of prayer we’d have in her dorm room, and...
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 19, 2021 | Kids' Perspective, Parenting, Roles
There’s something in a boy that is magically drawn to the concept of manhood. It’s in his DNA. Instinctively he knows that manhood is what he was made for. With shoulders back and muscles flexed, he embraces the challenge of becoming a man. He dreams of...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 10, 2020 | Control Girl, Parenting
I feel like I spent my kids’ whole childhoods prepping them for college. I was constantly saying things like, “In college, I won’t be there to remind you to do your homework…” and, “Your college roommate won’t like it when you borrow her clothes without asking…” and,...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 18, 2019 | Love, Mistakes, Pain, Parenting, Problems
This post first appeared on, where I serve as one of the bloggers. I braced myself as I walked in the door. I knew it would be dark, so dark that I’d have to squint to read the faded gray numbers on the price tags. And I knew it would be loud, so loud that I’d have...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 23, 2018 | Fear, Parenting
I hope you’ll enjoy this post, which first appeared on TrueWoman.com, a ministry of Revive Our Hearts. There once lived three women, whom the Maker chose to bless with motherhood. He entrusted the first mother with five children, the second mother with two...
by Shannon Popkin | May 1, 2017 | Control Girl, Marriage, Mistakes, Parenting, Sin
Start with the Quiz Have you taken the quiz? If not, I invite you to start there. and come back. For those who have taken the quiz, now what? Of course, I want to encourage you to read my book, Control Girl: Lessons on Surrendering Your Burden of Control from Seven...