The other night I listened intently as a college president suggested to his listeners that students could build meaningful connections via Zoom. I’m skeptical. How many 18 to…
Moms wear many hats, one of mine just happens to be camouflage. Navigating through the struggles of motherhood in uniform. It’s tough being a mom, there is no…
Every morning I scan the news headlines. This morning I came across an article about the tragic death of an eighteen-year-old girl. She was celebrating her high school…
I am generally unphased with people turning their breast milk into rings, hair into home decor, or tears into art. I won’t buy any of this crazy-ass stuff,…
You know when you see acquaintances on Facebook posting pictures of grand family adventures, babies strapped snugly to Daddy’s chest as they watch sunsets in far-flung places? You…
I have a confession to make. It isn’t something I’m terribly proud of, but it is a singular, honest truth about myself and I want to come clean…
Look no further than a mother if you want a raw, unadulterated version of guilt on steroids. We often set new mothers up to fail because of one…
I had a teacher back in high school, an ex-nun who liked to stir the pot with her line of thinking. Nothing else about her seemed extraordinary—she was…
I have a 13-year-old daughter, and for those of you with teenagers (or even those of you with at least one working eye that have been in the…
If it were possible right now to take our big ol’ Land of Liberty and roll it up, squish it inward and mold it into an actual person,…