My Mom Used To Say, “Someday When You’re a Parent You’ll Understand.” It’s Someday, Mom.
Today I walked by your bedroom door and peeked in, out of habit I suppose. I saw your neatly made…
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Today I walked by your bedroom door and peeked in, out of habit I suppose. I saw your neatly made…
Continue Reading“How are you doing?” friends ask with sympathy in their eyes. I give a standard reply because I don’t even…
Continue ReadingHere we are again, with the big empty duffel bags out, waiting to be filled. It feels like we were…
Continue ReadingSome days a daughter just needs her mom. When she has her own kids. When she’s tired and overwhelmed. When…
Continue ReadingIt’s no secret my father and I have a strained relationship. I’ve opened my heart to speak about our troubled…
Continue ReadingTwo years ago, my parents sold my childhood home. Two years ago, I said goodbye to the house where I…
Continue ReadingThe dog is barking his head off, announcing the arrival of either UPS or Amazon Prime, I can’t be sure.…
Continue ReadingI miss when my kids were babies . . . I really do . . . but boy, do I…
Continue ReadingTo my sister, I was five when I pushed you out of the way so mom would hold just me,…
Continue ReadingShe’s nervous, I can tell. This whole back-to-school scenario is frightening to her. “What if nobody can understand me with…
Continue ReadingConsider yourself lucky when you don’t have to look for a best friend, but it naturally happens—because she’s your mom.…
Continue ReadingStanding in line at the grocery store with my two young daughters in a cart, I heard a couple behind…
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