When Did We Change, Mama?
When did we change, Mama? Was it a moment? Or a gradual shift? When did I stop coming to you…
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When did we change, Mama? Was it a moment? Or a gradual shift? When did I stop coming to you…
Continue ReadingI wasn’t scared of a single thing when I was a little girl, except for EVERYTHING that happened each night…
Continue ReadingShe loved pickles and pudding and rocks that glittered. And forts that touched the ceiling. She mastered shadow puppets on…
Continue ReadingAtop my daddy's shoulders, the world seemed vast—endless, limitless. I could see the treetops, the tops of heads. I could…
Continue ReadingThey don't remember the morning we lost our cool because their bowl of Cheerios landed on the floor, the milk…
Continue ReadingOnce upon a time, there was a little boy who was awfully scared. His mama always tried to reassure him…
Continue ReadingOne minute, I was a 31-year-old part-time music teacher. The next, I turned into one of my Pre-K students, sobbing…
Continue ReadingGetting Over the Hard Stuff We always encourage those we love to "get over it". That's our way of trying to…
Continue ReadingMy car was stuck in a snow drift and there was no cell phone service because at the time, cell…
Continue ReadingDear Mom, I told everybody at school that you said, "If you keep rolling your eyes at me, one day…
Continue ReadingAn ode to the women I know and what I've learned by being in their beautiful orbits: 1. Women are…
Continue ReadingAfter 38 years and with infinite humility, I am packing up my therapist's shingle. I'm not mentioning this to garner…
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