I’m So Lucky to Have Parents Like Mine
I was reminded recently that not everyone has parents like mine. I’ve always known it in theory, but seeing it…
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I was reminded recently that not everyone has parents like mine. I’ve always known it in theory, but seeing it…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a young girl, I looked up to my father. I loved him so much, and simply could…
Continue ReadingI am middle-aged. I honestly don’t know how or when I got here, but it’s legit. It’s not just in the…
Continue ReadingIt’s extremely hard to see your parent sick. It’s a million times harder to see your child’s grandparent sick. It…
Continue ReadingI remember the dread each year as mid-June approached. Father’s Day was coming, and the people-pleaser in me that sought…
Continue Reading“Gray divorce” is a term that refers to divorce in couples over 50 years old. There are plenty of reasons…
Continue ReadingI assumed I’d have turnkey kids. In my mind, I was a turnkey kid. I survived the toddler stage, complied…
Continue ReadingI have about 40 or more saved voicemail messages in my phone from my mom and dad, (mostly my mom…
Continue ReadingSometimes I get mad when I rearrange my work schedule so I can make it to my son’s high school…
Continue ReadingI lost my dad at the beginning of the summer. The last time I saw him, my daughter and I…
Continue Reading“No one’s perfect,” I think. I’m mopping up my overspilled anger like the remnants of an erupted chocolate volcano that…
Continue ReadingHow does one mend fences when the intended recipient is too stubborn to make peace? Is it OK to admit…
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