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Earlier this month, the astrophotographer Marcella Giulia Pace published the most amazing photograph that depicted 48 different colors of a…
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Earlier this month, the astrophotographer Marcella Giulia Pace published the most amazing photograph that depicted 48 different colors of a…
Continue ReadingAnxiety. Depression. Perfectionism. Guilt. An over willingness to please. Feelings of neglect. These are just a few of the issues…
Continue ReadingShe loved pickles and pudding and rocks that glittered. And forts that touched the ceiling. She mastered shadow puppets on…
Continue Reading“Mom, people keep telling me to be ready for the drama in middle school, and I don’t like it.” My…
Continue ReadingWhen I held you in my arms for the first time, it was like time stopped. As you looked up…
Continue ReadingI’m living smack in the middle of a generational sandwich. If you haven’t heard the term before, “sandwich generation” refers…
Continue ReadingShe is . . . extra. She just is. All the time she is extra sad, and then extra "OMG,…
Continue ReadingMy daughter is fierce, independent, decisive. Somehow, that tiny baby girl I once held in my arms is now grown…
Continue ReadingIt hit me with a poignancy I didn’t expect, as a milestone I never prepared myself for. At 13 years…
Continue ReadingDear daughter, Thank you for teaching me what joy is. Thank you for waking up laughing and babbling, no matter…
Continue ReadingMy 14-year-old daughter studied the rules of the road religiously this summer, completed dozens of practice tests online, and passed…
Continue ReadingYesterday. You started kindergarten yesterday. You walked into those doors a baby, your hand clinging to mine, my heart clinging…
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