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I’m the Forgettable Friend

Dear mama, I can feel the sadness in your heart from a mile away. It hurts to know that you’re riding through this repetitive storm just like I…

You’re tired again, aren’t you? I know. I am, too. Your little ones are finally tucked away in bed—for a few hours at least—and you…

One of the most unexpected things about motherhood, for me, has been just how lonely it can seem. Sitting with a baby at my breast,…

I sat on the bathroom floor and put down the toilet scrubber, took off my gloves, and blew back the hair that was in my eyes with an exhausted…

In childhood, finding a BFF seemed so easy. When you found someone at school who didn’t yell “cooties” and run away, you asked them to play. If…

Online dating wasn’t a new concept to me, but surprisingly, or even resignedly, I somehow found myself back on the meat-market of online dating in…

Dear Fellow Mama: Come pull up a chair, here beside me. Or better yet, let’s grab our walking shoes and traipse down to the edge of the water, and…

Today (January 4th) is my birthday. I’m 52 years old today and this is the 7th birthday that I’ve woken up a widow. I don’t like…

Yep, that is pretty much how I feel. Lately, I wonder if anyone sees me at all. I have lived in this place for almost half my life. I’ve made a…