What Comes From the Flames
A few days ago, my closest and longest childhood friend ran out of her apartment building as it went up…
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A few days ago, my closest and longest childhood friend ran out of her apartment building as it went up…
Continue ReadingKids have feelings. Big feelings. Messy feelings. Intense, complicated, hard feelings. Anyone who's ever spent time with a crying…
Continue ReadingI thought we were prepared. We had the tools. We had the skills. We had the knowledge and the know-how.…
Continue ReadingSome time ago, I watched my sister babble gibberish to her new bouncing baby girl, extending every vowel and in…
Continue ReadingLaundry. Dusting. Sweeping. Mopping. Vacuuming. Sanitizing. AHHHHHHHHHH! Yep, this is me in real life and I know I'm not…
Continue ReadingMy baby girl is just a few days shy of 11 months old. I've been pretty open about wanting to…
Continue ReadingThis past weekend, I got the chance to travel back to a time before I had kids and many of…
Continue ReadingSome days, I look in the mirror and feel unrecognizable. I’m convinced that the wide-eyed, fearless, know-it-all I was five…
Continue ReadingYesterday I got buried under a mountain of vomit. More accurately, vomit-stained laundry. In fact, by the time this is…
Continue ReadingBeing a mom is a hard job. Moms are working more hours and juggling more duties than ever. Being a…
Continue ReadingRecently over dinner, a friend posed the question of when do kids make the switch from being All-Me-And-I-Am-Awesome-All-The-Time to, well, not.…
Continue ReadingWhen my husband and I decided to adopt, we knew we were becoming a transracial family. During the lengthy wait…
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