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They used to line up to watch me leave. Even if I was just running to the store for 10…
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They used to line up to watch me leave. Even if I was just running to the store for 10…
Continue ReadingI have often heard stories of how when women become mothers, it strengthens the bond with their own moms. They…
Continue Reading"Why do they look so tall all of a sudden?" I asked my friend as we trailed her twin 8-year-old…
Continue ReadingJoy, frustration, pride, worry, heartbreak—they all play a role in the drama that is motherhood. Unbelievably, I’ve been acting out…
Continue ReadingI see you, I do. Trying to balance everything on those shoulders. You carry it so well. No one would…
Continue ReadingAs I write this, my firstborn is 5,633 miles away in Taormina, Sicily. This is the farthest she has ever…
Continue ReadingShe's an introvert. I'm an extrovert. She has an angelic singing voice. Dogs run when I sing. She loves eggplant.…
Continue ReadingBeing a sibling is a strange thing. You are born into a family you don’t choose with brothers or sisters…
Continue ReadingI started writing my mom’s eulogy the other day. Not on paper, but in my head. Nothing has happened. Nothing…
Continue ReadingI was up before the sun again. It is creeping up slower now, as the month is drawing to another…
Continue ReadingTwelve years have passed since my mother exclaimed, “I’ve died and gone to Heaven!” as she leaned back in her…
Continue ReadingThis post originally appeared on the author's Facebook page. Having had no fewer than 12 students (male and female) sob…
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