Someday I’ll Be Me Again, But For Now I’m OK With Being Mostly Mommy
Someday I’ll be all me again. Someday I’ll start to read grown up books that interest and challenge me instead of books about finding little…
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Dear Mom, You’re Gone So a Part of Me is, Too
On April 25, 2018, my world imploded and I’m still living in the aftershock. Every day since has felt like blindly wandering through ash and…
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We Couldn’t Be More Different, But My Mom and I Love Each Other Fiercely
She’s an introvert. I’m an extrovert. She has an angelic singing voice. Dogs run when I sing. She loves eggplant. I recoil at the mere…
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To the Mom Who Doesn’t Want a Side Hustle: That’s OK
As if it weren’t enough to see all the perfectly together looking moms on Facebook and Instagram, there is now the pressure of not being…
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You Are His Wife, Not His Mom
I told my husband to do something the other day and he looked right at me and said, “I had a mom for 18 years I don’t need another one.”…
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I’m Savoring This Long Goodbye to My Mom
My mom could have died when I was 25, but she didn’t. She was, however, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, which can often feel like a death. In…
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To My Child: I Will Lay With You Every Night As Long As You Need
It’s the end of the day, and we are both tired. We are both needing our time to unwind from the business of the day. For me, it is my adult time. A…
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Losing Your Mom Will Change You In Ways You Never Imagined
Losing your mom will wreck you. It breaks you and changes you in ways you never could have imagined. You’ll find yourself keeping her a secret…
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Motherhood is No Excuse—See Your Doctor, Mama
Recently I made a joke about making all my neglected doctor visits now that my youngest is in school three days a week. The schedulers call and I’m…
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My Single Mom Gave Me All I Ever Needed
I remember like it was yesterday: our little boombox radio blasting music as we danced. Her hair bouncing as she grabbed my hands and spun me around…
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