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We've made it a year with the twins. The twins are a year old. We have lived, for a year,…
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We've made it a year with the twins. The twins are a year old. We have lived, for a year,…
Continue ReadingRecently I read two articles from Amy Bellows, Ph.D. about remarriage, blended families and stepparents on Psych Central. The author…
Continue ReadingEver have a conversations in your head, the one that's kind of a pep talk but also a prayer? You…
Continue ReadingShortly after I turned 40, I slipped into a deep denial phase where my failing eyesight was concerned.…
Continue ReadingI just wanted to eat the dark chocolate truffle and enjoy my glass of red wine in peace. And then…
Continue ReadingOHHHHHH... My two-year-old. The Littlest. The third and final born. He is really starting to show his two colors. No.…
Continue ReadingDuring the month of May, the focus is heavy on mothers. In June, we celebrate Father’s Day, though I don’t…
Continue ReadingI'm terrible at being a girl. I've never seen Pitch Perfect, never read a Nicholas Sparks novel, and can count…
Continue ReadingEvery family has secrets. The neighbors should be blissfully ignorant of certain embarrassing details. For my daughter, this is one…
Continue ReadingShe buckled into my car, having only known me three minutes. As we drove, she drew in her notebook chatting…
Continue Reading“You’re going to read her texts, right?” other mothers asked, when I bought my daughter Molly a cell phone in…
Continue ReadingI sat in my chair holding my brand new baby boy. Three weeks old. His head was stained by my…
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