Hello, stranger from the store. You don’t know me, but earlier today we shared a moment. The encounter falls into the unfortunate life events category, however we did make a…
Ok, ok, before you all start thinking that we have lost our minds, or that our marriage is on the rocks, let me tell you that while we are taking…
*DISCLAIMER* Now, I certainly don’t recommend cutting as a therapy or self-help technique to anyone, whatsoever. It is not a healthy coping mechanism and one needs to seek…
My kid is having a rough start to the week. I don’t know if it’s the time change or what. All I know that in a span of…
I’ve been navigating being a divorced mom for 10 months now. I won’t count the prior year that we were separated because I truly thought there was hope…
When the kids were little, I was known for making threats that would be difficult, inconvenient or downright impossible to carry out. Mostly, this consisted of vowing to…
Can we discuss what it is to be the default parent in the home? It’s not intentional, it just happens. It starts subtly when the kids are in…
A sailboat skims the lake on a TV show and my son, Tucker, age 12, says, “That looks cool. I want to go sailing someday.” I pause the…
I have always been of the opinion that I should be able to take my children anywhere. I often chirp to my husband ‘Well, I have to take…
This week officially marks an anniversary I’d rather not think about. It’s been exactly one year since I lost my friend. No, she didn’t die: I got dumped.…