There are three constants in life here in North America: death, taxes, and the weekly forced march to the f’ing grocery store. By some great cosmic mystery, grocery…
The Mean Girls were not left behind in high school; they grew up, had babies, and continue to spread their seeds of evil everywhere they go. Think you…
I’m also going to let my boy be a boy, and my other girl (who, at this time is still a baby girl) be a girl. If they…
Once upon a summer and before I knew better, a friend e-mailed me after Christmas and said they were buying a share from a Community Supported Agriculture group;…
Bedtime has been really rough lately. It isn’t pajama war or soap-sud-phobia. We’ve managed to overcome both —eventually. One glimpse of a dentist’s needle brought forth a new…
Dear parents of peanut butter loving kids, Mmmmm, I love peanut butter too. My favorite breakfast is peanut butter toast; I like to cut a banana up and…
He’s fifteen now. He’s taking Driver’s Ed, and he’s captain of the track team. He plays basketball, goes to summer camp, and has a wicked sense of humor.…
The “Save the Date” card arrived innocuously enough in a small white envelope, featuring an adorable photo of my handsome nephew, his beautiful fiancé, and the date of…
I am a high school teacher. A coach. And a fellow parent. So that makes me kind of a big deal when it comes teenagers. Here are a…
The string of swear words flying out of my mouth surprised even me. Then came the tears, and shaking through my bones and muscles. Many men and women…
When I was younger, I loved Hallmark commercials. They would strike a chord and some would even bring me to tears. I would purposely stop what I was…
Upon occasion, we find ourselves with nothing left to say but: “Fuck it!” This can be done in small yet effective ways and sometimes in big ones. The…
I take my health for granted, which is why when I get sick, you want to avoid me like the *plague. (*Quits day job to go write for…
As I careen through midlife, much like a fiery meteor might hurtle uncontrollably toward earth, I’ve begun to realize that there’s something really wonderful to be said…