I wished he would just die. End his suffering, and mine. Dear Dad, You’re dead, and I’m free. Love, Sadie Mae NO MORE SHITTY CHILDHOOD.The first time my…
A little over ten years ago, I sat down to write her eulogy, which (as Mom was a long-time teacher) appropriately discussed all the things she taught me in…
Me too. But I’m not saying it on social media. I’m saying it here. Because there’s more to the story, and me, than just a hand raised in…
My wife suggested I write something about #MeToo and Harvey Weinstein, because “you had a reputation in college.” Not, unfortunately, as a gallant crusader for women’s rights. More as…
A shocking number of women are sharing their personal accounts of sexual abuse on social media under the #MeToo hashtag, which has (of course) led to some confusion…
Your husband has a mere headache, but he automatically now believes that he is going to be a chronic sufferer of cluster migraines. Or, maybe he got a…
About once a week, approximately 15 minutes after we’ve put my four-year-old to bed and left the room, I hear “Mommmmmy!” After another 15 minutes of trying to…
Lice. My head is itchy just writing the word. Lice is going around my kids’ elementary school. Like wildfire. It goes around every year, it’s sorta par for…
There’s that look again. The same “Oh my God what is wrong with you?” look that I’ve received enough times for me to know what they are thinking.…
With Hurricane Irma recently devastating a large portion of the Caribbean and parts of Florida, it’s easy to view the catastrophic pictures safely from your unaffected area and…