The Push and Pull of Parenting
The playground lately is pure terror—for me. My 19-month-old jettisons up the metal steps, grasping a railing too big for…
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The playground lately is pure terror—for me. My 19-month-old jettisons up the metal steps, grasping a railing too big for…
Continue ReadingI had four miscarriages. And it has changed me. It has changed what my family was supposed to look like.…
Continue ReadingThere was always a little bit of death on the pages of the books I read. I think I wanted…
Continue ReadingMy twins will be three months old this weekend, and I just finished making their baby book. It took me…
Continue Reading18 will hug you . . . if you ask. 18 will send you funny TikToks. 18 will not make…
Continue ReadingSummer vacation is one of the most anticipated times of the year but can also be one of the most…
Continue ReadingMy 5-year-old left her shoes at the top of the stairs today, discarded on her way to the bathroom when…
Continue Reading“I got an F on my essay because my teacher said I plagiarized,” my teenager said. After asking my daughter,…
Continue ReadingI watched her paddle out in the kayak all by herself. Prior to arriving at the boat launch at family…
Continue ReadingIt felt like the little years would last forever. He would always need me for something, no matter the time…
Continue ReadingWhen Aiden, my spirited and curious 11-year-old, asks about the early days of his sister Lexi’s life, he doesn’t remember…
Continue ReadingI said goodbye to two today. The very last toddler in our home. You still have those squishy cheeks, those…
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