A Mother Spends Her Life Letting Go
Checking in—it’s what mothers do, or what I do anyway. I stand nose to chin with Miles and Gabriel, my…
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Checking in—it’s what mothers do, or what I do anyway. I stand nose to chin with Miles and Gabriel, my…
Continue ReadingAs I was scrolling through my Timehop, I came across a picture. That picture was of my mother and my…
Continue ReadingMy son got a haircut today, and when he got up from the stylist’s chair I almost cried. The stylist…
Continue ReadingI remember the puppet shows so vividly. The stage curtain was always the same old, red-checked, woolen blanket strung roughly…
Continue ReadingMy son has the most beautiful curls. I remember when his hair started growing as a baby and a little…
Continue ReadingWhen your kids are little, nothing rings more true than the saying that the days are long but the years…
Continue ReadingWe’re physically ready for kindergarten. We’ve got the backpack, the school supplies, the school clothes, and the new shoes. We’ve…
Continue ReadingHave you sat with the dying? Have you seen the loved ones who sit at their bedside night after night,…
Continue ReadingYou would’ve thought I was sending you off to college. The way I triple-checked to make sure you had everything…
Continue ReadingI’d never heard of apartment sofas until last month, probably because I had hand-me-down living room furniture when I was…
Continue ReadingThis is my post. Has been for years. I’ve held this spot sacred, watching you play for so long. Yet as…
Continue ReadingSetting your babies free is not easy like a day at the beach. When they’re little, splashing joyfully on the…
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