I’m the Reliable Mom
From a really young age, I understood that I wasn’t the fun friend. I was the friend worried about the…
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From a really young age, I understood that I wasn’t the fun friend. I was the friend worried about the…
Continue ReadingAuthor's note: I wrote this four years ago, when my son was almost two and my daughter was a newborn.…
Continue ReadingAlmost 17 years ago, a perfectly bald, 7lbs, 5oz little girl was born. One month after a major hurricane swept…
Continue ReadingThis is the story I wish someone had shared with me when I was losing all hope. I never imagined…
Continue ReadingI love my kids. I do. Fiercely. Irrationally. Intensely.But some days I want to disappear into a locked room with…
Continue ReadingTrigger warning: This post discusses the death of a child. God, did you see me? There in the family waiting…
Continue ReadingMy days look a little bit different now that you’re in kindergarten all day. The house feels quieter. A little…
Continue ReadingThere’s a quiet space no one really talks about in motherhood: the in-between. Yet I spend a lot of time…
Continue ReadingThe sun was warm that morning. I was outside with the dog, rooted in the grass, soaking up a rare…
Continue ReadingThere’s a special kind of exhaustion that comes from always being the one who keeps everyone connected. If you’re the…
Continue Reading"The kids are too young to remember." I know you had your reasons for waiting until your children were older…
Continue ReadingI often think about what I want my kids to know. Not just about life, but about this thing that’s…
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