Do You Need Anything? (Part One)
Several years ago, my life hit this perfect storm of hard-and-exhausting but not-quite-devastating events. Imagine the combination of a...
Babies, Bathwater, and Partial Solutions
I have a fantasy image of how my life should run. In this fantasy, I wake up early every morning to exercise and spend quiet time in...
When you see THAT parent. When you are THAT parent.
Last night I was scrolling Facebook and I read a post from someone I knew in high school. She had witnessed a child having a total, all...
I'm So Tired
You know those adorable Mother’s Day fill-in-the-blanks that everyone was posting recently, asking kids questions about their moms?...
Guilty
Last Thursday my son had an event at school called “Muffins with Mom.” Mothers and students were invited to come and enjoy muffins...
To Be Understood
My two-year-old daughter is in that amazing phase of language development where words are becoming sentences and entire worlds of...
"I'm Okay!"
My middle daughter is probably the toughest person I know. She seems virtually impervious to physical pain. Her mantra is “I’m ok!” ...
HURRY UP!
It amazes me how long it takes me to get out the door. Actually, I do fine getting out the door. It’s the three young children who...
High Five
Last Wednesday I was running errands with my one-and-a-half year old. It’s easy to forget or underestimate what a challenging feat this...
A Thousand and One
I won some sort of parenting lottery, and have parents that, even as a teenager, I knew to be really spectacular. I had the kind of...
