The Gloves Are Coming Off And It’s Going To Be Fine
I wrote this several months ago on my phone and I found it today as I was cleaning up some old notes. I remember that day vividly. As I sat, crumpled on the… Continue reading
Tag Archive: parenting
Little Cars Make Me Crazy In Love
Walking into our hall bathroom tonight as I did my last round of mom pick-up throughout the house before calling it a night. Trying to remove the sticky fingerprints on the fridge, recalling… Continue reading
I Want Them To Feel Me, Not Fear Me.
How do we teach empathy? Is it even teachable? I recently said these words to my husband after an infuriating moment I had with one of our sons: I don’t want him to fear… Continue reading
I’m Not Supposed to Call You.
I know I’m not. But there are so many times when I’ve wanted to. I’m not supposed to think about what you said, that day, and the many before, but I do. Those… Continue reading
Why I never told you before, You were not my FIRST
Why I never told you before. That you were not the first. Because I didn’t want you to feel any different about your place. We belong together. And you really are my first dream come… Continue reading
What I learned from the man with a Dream
“Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul… Continue reading
I didn’t want a girl.
Is her head really that big? That was my first thought when I saw her. After three sons, there came waltzing in, ok, maybe it was more like charging in; our sweet beautiful girl,… Continue reading
Detox Me. Detox You. We’re an addict too.
Recently, I came across this statement: “We are all suffering an overdose of other people’s lives.” Wow. Talk about a dose of reality! And sadly, I couldn’t agree more. We have an over… Continue reading
The Sunday Drive: A Life’s Story
This afternoon my husband, children and I set out on one of our favorite pastimes- the Sunday drive. We have been piling into the car and meandering off into parts unknown for years.… Continue reading