This is What Happened When a Drunk Lady Followed Us Around Target
When my son and husband channel their inner 70-year-old and head to the golf course, my daughters and I use our girls’ only time to do fun stuff. We go to the movies, visit with friends, and enjoy...
View ArticleThat Cream Goes WHERE?!
As parents, we all make an oopsie now and then. “Now and then” is a relative phrase, inclusive of our daily mishaps and those occasional whoppers we only discuss with our closest friends after a few...
View ArticleUnderstanding Pregnancy Over 40
Hi, pals! This post is a bit of a departure from my usual writing, but because I have friends who have experienced or who are currently struggling with infertility issues, I agreed to share this...
View ArticleDancing in the Rain
There’s no better feeling than when he looks at me and smiles that smile. His whole face lights up, his eyes sparkle, joyful. Our dance is synced, our rhythm steady. To experience the lilt in his laugh...
View ArticleI Don’t Know Who Needs to Hear This, but We’re All F*cking Up
I’m in this weird stage of parenting where my kids physically need me less, but they’re basically emotional dumpster fires that I have to manage or the whole town will be ablaze. My ten-year-old has...
View ArticleAntagonists, Shutty Town, & Permission: Lessons Learned
Oh, hello! As with my beauty routine, I stepped away from writing months ago. Everything felt so hard. Now I’ve got a dead blog and a bunch of grey hair, but at least I’m feeling the urge to create...
View ArticleDance Like Nobody…at This Parade is Watching
My six-year-old is painfully shy. She prefers to avoid eye contact at all costs and believes a smile is earned, not owed. Even here at home, she’s a stage 5 clinger, requiring constant physical...
View Article5 Things I Hope We Can Salvage in Post-Trump America
To celebrate my 40th birthday, my husband surprised me with a long weekend away in a cabin located in the literal middle of nowhere. Any other weekend, I would have been ecstatic to unplug, but this...
View ArticleHey Parents, Let’s Try Less Fixing & More Listening
Letting our kids flounder and fail is a hard but necessary part of parenting. As a teacher, I’ve encountered my fair share of “fixers:” parents who want to save their child from the fight. Of course...
View ArticleParenting Burnout is REAL
You know how people tend to tell us “enjoy every moment” the very moment we’re hanging by a proverbial parenting thread? Yeah, that’s not helpful. I, for one, love being a parent, but I do NOT love...
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