Dear High School Freshman, It Wasn’t Supposed To Start Like This
This isn’t how it was supposed to be. I’ve pictured this moment, your first day of high school, since the…
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This isn’t how it was supposed to be. I’ve pictured this moment, your first day of high school, since the…
Continue ReadingA mom of five kids (all teenagers) once told me something they discuss a lot in their home is recovery.…
Continue ReadingThe dog is barking his head off, announcing the arrival of either UPS or Amazon Prime, I can’t be sure.…
Continue ReadingI miss when my kids were babies . . . I really do . . . but boy, do I…
Continue ReadingI am the parent of a 2021 senior, and I will not give up on this year. No doubt, my…
Continue ReadingHey kids, it's going to be harder this time. The ups and downs, the unknowns, the cancellations. The worry, the…
Continue Reading“Mom, you suck the fun out of everything!” shouted my 13-year-old daughter behind her closed bedroom door. Is this the…
Continue ReadingMy phone says its 10 p.m. For years this meant freedom for me. I'd wait in anticipation for 10 p.m.…
Continue ReadingAnxiety and depression are quarantined with me. They’ve lived in my home for several years. But now. This pandemic. This…
Continue ReadingThey'll never say, "I'm glad my last orchestra concert was a Zoom meeting instead." They'll never say, "A car parade…
Continue ReadingMy oldest son just entered the teen years and started high school this year. This was really tough for me…
Continue ReadingCharles Dickens' words certainly resonated with me this year during last year's surge of graduations. My oldest son graduated with…
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