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…
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…
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…
During the course of a normal day, I’ll hear the words, “You just don’t understand!” come out of my daughter’s mouth at least twice. Usually it’s accompanied by…
Your teenagers are okay. No really, they are. (Stop laughing.) How do I know? I am a teacher and over the past decade I have taught thousands of…
For a couple of years now, my daughter has been adamant that she doesn’t want children. At first I was taken aback. Her siblings have Down syndrome, so…
The story broke last year, and yet the global Big Floss industrial complex would still have us believe flossing is a vital part of any oral hygiene regimen.…
Dear cherished, young adult children of mine, First off, stop laughing. I do know I’m technically no longer middle-aged. I’m well past it unless current life expectancy rises…