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A few weeks ago, I made a mistake no mother of a teenage driver wants to make: I watched from…
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A few weeks ago, I made a mistake no mother of a teenage driver wants to make: I watched from…
Continue ReadingMy granny went on hospice this week. My granny, who helped raise my sister and me. Who picked us up…
Continue ReadingI’m not sure when I hopped on the people mover, but at some point, I did. Or at least that’s…
Continue ReadingYears ago, when my husband and I were first getting to know one another, he said to me, “Awara, if…
Continue ReadingIn my 20s, I was terrified of being alone and longed to escape the chaotic world of modern dating in…
Continue ReadingMy oldest child turns 10 this year. Ten. It’s a weird feeling since I am definitely not old enough to…
Continue ReadingWe’re doing it. We’re applying, touring, and submitting pre-school applications. It feels a lot like my college application days, and…
Continue ReadingRemember that book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie? I do. I don’t remember what happens exactly if you…
Continue ReadingTime. It's a weird thing. It passes ever-so-quickly. It’s a thief in the night. Yet somehow it stands still. It never…
Continue ReadingThe other day my 17-year-old daughter asked me if I wanted to see a movie. I was mid-house-and-bathroom-cleaning, and this…
Continue Reading"Take the scenic route" was something my father said to me as he took the long way to drop me…
Continue ReadingI’ve been in this motherless daughter club for over a decade now. Most of the time, that still seems strange…
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