If you’ve ever experienced anxiety, or if you have an anxious teen, you know how debilitating it can be. For what seems to be no reason at all…
I am middle-aged. If we want to get technical about it, since I am 47, I may actually be past middle-aged; if it means the middle of one’s…
The work was never done. There was always a pile of laundry or a sink full of dishes that demand our attention. Always a closet to be cleaned…
“They” say that we are what we eat. If that timeless adage holds any merit whatsoever, then like Cinderella’s coach I’m about to turn into a pumpkin. It…
My grandmother’s sister died at the age of 10 from diphtheria. The loss devastated her. So when my mother, her fourth child started showing signs of the strangling…
To whom is not concerned: Sorry, our pod is full. Technically it’s because there’s no space for your judgement. You see me as a white mom, so you…
My husband and I moved into our “starter” home more than 25 years ago. Two renovations and three kids later, we’re still here. Soon after we moved in,…
Dear Dumbass, That was a great idea. You stuck your tongue down that other girl’s throat. Did you feel bad at all that it was your girlfriend’s friend?…
I was given three daughters because I was an emotional teenager full of angst and the powers that be has one hell of a sense of humor. Last…
Dear T.J., When we first met, you always had a hot cup of Joe ready for me, morning, noon, or night, topped off with my favorite coconut creamer.…
There are many great things about my job as a teacher. There are also many great things about being a parent – as you doubtless have read in…
It’s a Tuesday, Ella gets dressed for school. She puts on leggings under her uniform skirt, a t-shirt and a sweater. She’s doubling up today because she knows…
I grew up with a dad who had a throbbing vein on his forehead. When he got mad, he blew up. His face turned red and he yelled.…
I grew up in a house where the local nightly news was a family event. We were not an educated family. Both my mother and father were dropouts.…