I’m a Kindergarten Mom at the Bottom of the Hill
The local elementary school is perched atop an obnoxious hill. It is customary for kindergarten parents to walk their children…
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The local elementary school is perched atop an obnoxious hill. It is customary for kindergarten parents to walk their children…
Continue ReadingRecently, someone asked me as the mom of a senior about to graduate, “How are you preparing to let go?”…
Continue ReadingFor those of you reading this who do not know me, on January 28, 2021, at 12:20 p.m., my husband…
Continue ReadingChecking 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…
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