Brothers Fight Hard and Love Harder
The last few years have been a whirlwind. My head has sometimes been left spinning; we have moved continents with…
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The last few years have been a whirlwind. My head has sometimes been left spinning; we have moved continents with…
Continue ReadingSo much of parenting teens is just waiting around, whether it's in the car picking them up, reading in waiting…
Continue ReadingEvery year as the holidays near, a new batch of ads from virtually every business on the planet hits the…
Continue Reading“Are you trying for a girl?” They ask this question under the assumption we will try for a third child…
Continue ReadingComing from a home with three sisters and practically swimming in an ocean of estrogen my whole life, I had…
Continue ReadingHe used to think I hung the moon. When he was little, he looked for me in every room. We’d…
Continue ReadingI’m no longer the last person he says goodnight to. That’s a hard pill to swallow. Here we are, just…
Continue ReadingThere’s something about football boys. Maybe it’s the sunrise practices when the heat is too strong mid-afternoon. Or maybe it’s…
Continue ReadingI’m at this stage of parenting. You know, the one when I hardly catch their faces in photos anymore but…
Continue ReadingShe sits curled up as tight as she can make herself, in the corner of the sofa. She has never…
Continue ReadingMy son slammed his fingers down the guitar strings enthusiastically while I stared at my computer screen, eyes glazed over,…
Continue ReadingI have a lot of gray hair. More than most people my age, and probably no less than my mom,…
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