How Much Longer Will I Watch Them Play?
As I sit here watching my two boys running around on the bright-colored foam mats, sliding down the bright red…
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As I sit here watching my two boys running around on the bright-colored foam mats, sliding down the bright red…
Continue ReadingI don’t belong here anymore. The thought crept into my mind today as I stood in the baby section. I…
Continue ReadingI think one of the hardest things about launching your big kids is wondering what baggage they will take with…
Continue ReadingConfession: I love the 1-year-old phase. Our youngest is one and such a joy to be around. He’s still so…
Continue ReadingSometimes it’s the little things that can turn out to be the biggest things. Motherhood has made me appreciate the…
Continue ReadingI never expected my sign to come in the form of a plastic bag. As a parent, you’re told over…
Continue ReadingThe day my son turned 15, I was overcome by fear and anxiety. An impending doom like a little, black,…
Continue ReadingI remember the puppet shows so vividly. The stage curtain was always the same old, red-checked, woolen blanket strung roughly…
Continue ReadingI’m in the big little years. It’s when you’re no longer in the tender season of babies and toddlers—those sweet,…
Continue ReadingMemory ghosts dance in the periphery of my mind. Even though three weeks have passed since I dropped her off—my…
Continue ReadingThe first time I ever cooked Thanksgiving dinner on my own, my mom was several hundred miles away. I was…
Continue ReadingI wasn’t counting. I was feeding you on the sofa in the dark, I was rereading the directions on a…
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