What Gets Measured
One of my clients told me about an app that monitors the time you spend on your phone. She is 17 years old and has set a goal for the...
I See You
My son has been struggling with a lot of bedtime fears. He is the oldest and most independent, so many nights at bedtime his younger...
7:08 A.M.
The other morning my daughter refused to share her brand-new markers. My son got mad said something unkind. They both cried. In his...
Just Show Up
My 30th birthday was a disaster. I had a three-week-old baby who cried non-stop, at a volume my ears had never been exposed to before. ...
Some Thoughts on Community
Twice in the last few weeks I have had this chill go through me, this sit-up-and-pay-attention, slap in the face feeling. Both times I...
The Lies Shame Tells
Sometime in the space between morning and night, laying in a twin bed with a child who had a bad dream, I realized that I had forgotten...
Shhh.....
My daughter came home from kindergarten the other day and said she had a secret. She had a funny little smile and twinkle in her eye....
Kill The Beast
We recently took the kids to see Beauty and the Beast. We were concerned that it might be too scary for my five-year-old, who has an...
It's Not You, It's Me....also, It's Not Me, It's You
The other day I was rushing through the grocery store, trying to remember as much as I could off the grocery list I left at home. I was...
To Ourselves, About Ourselves
Yesterday my five-year-old got frustrated and under her breath said,“I am so stupid.” Most moments, this child is confidence personified....
