Dear Son, I’ll Take You At Your Worst
"He's such a calm boy." "I promise he's well-behaved when he's with me." "We had a great day. He definitely…
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"He's such a calm boy." "I promise he's well-behaved when he's with me." "We had a great day. He definitely…
Continue ReadingThe kids were squealing in the backseat. For the five minutes prior they were begging me to spill the beans…
Continue ReadingIt all started when our three-year-old made our bed without being asked. My mind started to wander and then, bam,…
Continue ReadingIt was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Charles Dickens. Smart guy, that one. Over the…
Continue ReadingDear fellow mom, Maybe you know me well or maybe you barely know me at all. Maybe we were once…
Continue ReadingRecently I was carrying my almost-four-year-old son across a parking lot, even though he is well past big enough to…
Continue ReadingDear Daughter, I always wanted a daughter. After two babies never made it earth-side, I ached and longed and prayed…
Continue ReadingDear Son, The other day when I visited the children's museum, your younger sister played in the bulldozer section, the…
Continue ReadingI know you’re feeling anxious. I know you’ve been patiently awaiting classroom placements since, what—around two weeks before school let…
Continue ReadingTwenty years. It is hard to wrap my mind around that number. Twenty years ago this month, at the ripe…
Continue ReadingThere’s just so much to do. Three kids, a puking cat, a smelly crayfish, wilting plants on the front porch,…
Continue ReadingIn the summer of 2000, I was a wide-eyed Nebraska girl who landed an internship in Washington DC. I worked…
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