“Just sit and think?” the journalist asked, incredulous. She called me because a while back, I wrote a story about the power of niksen (that’s Dutch for “doing…
There are at least six of you. That’s the number I have settled on. I am talking about those of you I retreated from quickly, without explanation — even…
“Mommy, daddy said a bad word! “Mommy, daddy was driving really fast!” “Mommy, daddy stuck out his middle finger at a guy who cut him off and he…
The installers from Home Depot just left and I find myself tiptoeing in and out of our new closet. I am in awe of its spaciousness, its emptiness,…
This tale is not really mine to tell. However, not everyone with an important story is a writer. This is about my dear friend, Lucy*, who trusted me…
At Target today, my seven-year-old son picked out flowery teal leggings with a matching top. When he tried on the brightly colored items, he said “I know people…
Whenever I feel like I’ve had a really bad day, that I’ve failed as a mother and 100% guaranteed my son’s future need for therapy, I remind myself…
“I have so much to get done before school gets out.” I’ve been hearing this a lot lately from all kinds of moms – full-time working moms, part-time…
I know what you’re thinking. How does one accidently wax anything, especially an asshole? No, I wasn’t carelessly walking around with a hot wax strip and no, I didn’t suddenly…
The other day I was scrolling through TikTok (don’t judge, it’s entertaining AF) and I came across a sneak peek video of a new restaurant opening made by…
Some of you all are vaxed and waxed and ready for a hot girl summer. I’m vaxed, and I shaved my legs once last week, and I’m not…
Strap yourselves in. This may take a while. In no particular order, here are some things that make me want to move to my own planet. Cat Haters…
I’m planning a trip down to Florida to visit my 80-something parents. It was barely 7 AM when the phone rang. It was my mom’s daily “I’m just-checking-in”…
Seven years ago, when I was in my 20s living with my mom and my sister, I woke up one morning and came downstairs to find that the…