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Kids
March 30, 2020
4 Minute Read

Stay Home For the Ones Who’d Give Anything To Hold Their Grandbabies

This is not normal. This is not fun. This is actually the worst feeling ever, but I know this is temporary. Today, my dad walked over four miles to…

Living
March 23, 2020
5 Minute Read

Dear Mom and Dad, I Wish I Could Hug You Right Now

My kids stood by in anticipation while the familiar sound of the FaceTime dial rang through the kitchen. My mom—with her…

Grief, Motherhood
March 1, 2020
7 Minute Read

Raising Kids Without My Mom is So Much Harder Than I Expected

It’s a long winter afternoon, and I have nowhere to be. I bundle up and, despite the hassle of going anywhere with a toddler and a baby, we head…

Grief
February 17, 2020
6 Minute Read

I’d Give Anything For One More Day With My Grandparents

1942, Valentine’s Day: my grandparents were married. Having both grown up in difficult situations, I always thought it was so sweet that they…

Living
February 8, 2020
3 Minute Read

Dear Grandma, I’ll Remember For You

I took this picture because I wanted to remember. I wanted to remember the way my grandma’s hand felt under mine, her soft skin wrinkled from years…

Grief
January 21, 2020
7 Minute Read

I Am the Keeper of My Mother’s Legacy

My 4-year-old was recently trying to grasp why daddy had produced her a grandma but mommy hadn’t. We were in the van, just us two after having…

Baby, Grief, Motherhood
January 12, 2020
5 Minute Read

Grandma Kissed You in Heaven Before You Were Born

Most of what I know I learned from my grandma. She taught me to be tough but kind. She taught me to work hard but never forget to stop…

Kids
December 10, 2019
3 Minute Read

Let Their Grandparents Spoil Them This Christmas

Red and green wrapping paper covers family room floors of spoiled children on Christmas Eve and morning. The parents get out screwdrivers to open the…

Grief
December 5, 2019
3 Minute Read

Dear Grandparents, All Kids Want For Christmas is You

I didn’t mean to cry. It just happened. I wiped furiously at my hot cheeks, hoping my eye makeup hadn’t smeared, and wondering if anyone…

Living
November 29, 2019
4 Minute Read

My Grandmother Left Me Her Love

We were sitting at my sister’s birthday lunch, waiting for a few stragglers to make it to the restaurant before we ordered, and I was…

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Stay Home For the Ones Who’d Give Anything To Hold Their Grandbabies

Dear Mom and Dad, I Wish I Could Hug You Right Now

Raising Kids Without My Mom is So Much Harder Than I Expected

I’d Give Anything For One More Day With My Grandparents

Dear Grandma, I’ll Remember For You

I Am the Keeper of My Mother’s Legacy

Grandma Kissed You in Heaven Before You Were Born

Let Their Grandparents Spoil Them This Christmas

Dear Grandparents, All Kids Want For Christmas is You

My Grandmother Left Me Her Love

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