As a Funeral Director and a Mom, I Want My Kids To Learn To Grieve
The rhythm of childhood for my children has always moved to a different tempo. While other kids grew up to…
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The rhythm of childhood for my children has always moved to a different tempo. While other kids grew up to…
Continue ReadingBefore the sun rises, she is already moving. The house is still, the world asleep, yet her hands are already…
Continue ReadingI peek over my son’s shoulder as he does his math homework at the kitchen table, observing the way he…
Continue ReadingMy kids are growing up. And so am I. The difference? They’re allowed to change without explanation, but when Mom…
Continue ReadingI’m an attorney, a wife to an incredibly ambitious man who worked his way up from assistant to manager in…
Continue ReadingMy dear baby girl, As I sit writing this at 11 p.m. on Thursday, you are fast asleep in your…
Continue ReadingLarissa knew I was pregnant. After the thrill of this news wore off, she wanted the meaty, juicy details I’d…
Continue Reading“Yay, Mommy is done with homework! Can you play with me now?” My heart sank, and I felt a sharp…
Continue ReadingTo the teacher mama, I see you. I see you trying to balance it all—a stack of graded papers in…
Continue ReadingTo all the moms out there who went to college and have a degree but made the choice to stay…
Continue ReadingI don’t regret a single step that led me further from my career and closer to my family. Did I…
Continue ReadingWhen I was growing up, I watched my mom work. She was an elementary school teacher. I saw how hard she…
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