My grandmother’s sister died at the age of 10 from diphtheria. The loss devastated her. So when my mother, her fourth child started showing signs of the strangling…
To whom is not concerned: Sorry, our pod is full. Technically it’s because there’s no space for your judgement. You see me as a white mom, so you…
My husband and I moved into our “starter” home more than 25 years ago. Two renovations and three kids later, we’re still here. Soon after we moved in,…
Dear Dumbass, That was a great idea. You stuck your tongue down that other girl’s throat. Did you feel bad at all that it was your girlfriend’s friend?…
I was given three daughters because I was an emotional teenager full of angst and the powers that be has one hell of a sense of humor. Last…
Dear T.J., When we first met, you always had a hot cup of Joe ready for me, morning, noon, or night, topped off with my favorite coconut creamer.…
There are many great things about my job as a teacher. There are also many great things about being a parent – as you doubtless have read in…
It’s a Tuesday, Ella gets dressed for school. She puts on leggings under her uniform skirt, a t-shirt and a sweater. She’s doubling up today because she knows…
I grew up with a dad who had a throbbing vein on his forehead. When he got mad, he blew up. His face turned red and he yelled.…
I grew up in a house where the local nightly news was a family event. We were not an educated family. Both my mother and father were dropouts.…
There comes a time in life when affairs, like death, become unavoidable. They become a part of the adult landscape; you just hope the bomb doesn’t go off…
When my daughter entered high school, I was positive I would finally be welcomed to join the High School Parent Committee. This is the upper echelon of the…
We’re all adults here, aren’t we? Can we agree that, for the most part, that after age 21 our birthdays are a day we celebrate quietly with our…
The first days of back to school with teenagers are really much easier than with little ones. Teens haven’t grown out of all their clothes and trashed their…