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I just sent you photos of my son playing soccer, and at Disney, and out shopping for his very first…
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I just sent you photos of my son playing soccer, and at Disney, and out shopping for his very first…
Continue ReadingI changed my name back to my maiden name today. There was no great pomp or circumstance, the change was…
Continue Reading“You are an island, Melanie—an island alone!” she yelled at me. Her words were in part, a statement of what…
Continue ReadingEverything that is good about me as a parent was learned from my own parents. They have given me a…
Continue ReadingIt hits me at the strangest times. This morning, one of my daughter’s teachers held the door for her and…
Continue ReadingA letter to my family who isn’t interested in our son: Today I sent you pictures and recapped our fun-filled,…
Continue ReadingYou hear a lot about grief, but not all grief is associated with death. Today as I sit here wondering…
Continue ReadingAs I get older, the more I realize how many families are suffering from the loss of a loved one—not…
Continue ReadingMany people admit to having difficulty establishing and maintaining relationships with their in-laws, however having a toxic mother-in-law can be…
Continue ReadingI will never forget the day I chose to stop speaking to my mother. I was sitting in a booth…
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