I know a thing or two about sudden loss. I have lost grandparents and a friend out of the blue and it hurt like a bandaid ripped off…
You are barraged by the evidence: Aruban pleasure trips you’ll never go on, girls nights out you weren’t invited to, and valedictorian/Eagle Scout/MVP offspring you’ll never have. But,…
Our family was invited to see Toy Story 4 as part of a media preview and we accepted because we have been Toy Story fans since the very…
Do you have snotty obnoxious teenagers who treat you like crap? Do they speak to you in that derisive tone like you just farted? You know where they…
Are you or have you recently been the victim of an annoying mother-in-law? Does she spend every waking moment berating her “loved” ones for not living up to…
During my separation and subsequent divorce, a veritable Pandora’s box was unlocked in my life. It was as if the Hoover Dam busted open and rained down a…
I was 20, spending a summer in Germany. Several times I joined in the local, clothes-free tradition. Whether I was visiting a sauna or a swimming pool, I…
Being the mom of a child with autism feels like a bigger, more intense series of mood swings than PMS could ever dole out. Sometimes the feelings change…
I saw a facebook post the other day where a mom said that their family go-to word during the tween years is “W.T.E.Q” which stands for “Well, that…
“You are so brave,” the Mom of my daughter’s friend compliments me as she places a casserole on my kitchen table. “I mean really, you are amazing.” I…
Sixth grade. I’m watching a sad movie in the living room with my mom on a weekend night, after not having done much the entire day besides laying…
“There is a lingering expectation that men will pay in money. But when it comes to time, it is almost always the woman who pays. And money is…
My daughter appears to navigate the choppy waters of high school with ease. She’s earned straight A’s while juggling Key Club and spring musical. She has bonded with…
I don’t have a dad. Well, I did. But he died. This will be the fourth year that my dad isn’t alive and despite what the greeting cards…