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A little over a week ago, I received a call from my dad, and over the next 12 hours regarding…
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A little over a week ago, I received a call from my dad, and over the next 12 hours regarding…
Continue ReadingThe water shimmers atop the electric-blue pool. The clock blinks 94 degrees. It is July 10th weather showing off. A…
Continue ReadingMy daughter turned 12 last month, which means we've somehow tiptoed into uncharted territory. I blinked, and then everything I…
Continue ReadingIn the cold blue winter light, I would nurse my son, his mouth small like a sparrow, his breath warm…
Continue ReadingMy family was walking through Home Depot recently, and I felt my daughter’s hand slip into mine. I’ve never really…
Continue ReadingAdolescence. It’s such a strange time—it’s difficult for the parents to navigate, but it’s also hard on the kid. It’s…
Continue ReadingWe stand together silently in the short line at 7:58 a.m. Next to me, my almost-teenage son scuffles his feet…
Continue ReadingI’m at this stage of parenting. You know, the one when I hardly catch their faces in photos anymore but…
Continue ReadingMy kids are heading into middle school and high school in the fall. We are all in on the tween…
Continue ReadingI’m a talker. I’m a spill-the-beans, over-sharing, rambling on about my latest fascination chatterbox. I love words, and so do…
Continue ReadingWhen I hold you, I will try to remember your tiny arms and tiny legs wrapped securely around me. When…
Continue ReadingWhen my tween son asked to go to sleep away camp, I supported his decision and his quest for independence,…
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