The kids are fighting for the millionth time. The chores need done for the millionth time. The laundry sits and waits for my attention
Lying on a cold, hard doctor’s table in the middle of the night, too scared to utter a cohesive sentence, I began bartering with
I bet some days you wake feeling bored, lonely or unsatisfied with motherhood. Perhaps there are even weeks and months where everything looks grey.
Think of a time you let yourself get lost in a moment. Perhaps you stared into the sky and let your eyes wander without
The normal to-do list is overwhelming. The holiday to-do list makes me wish for hospitalization or incarceration just to escape it. The truth is
I don’t want to be different! I want to fit in, be part of the crowd! No, this is not your child talking. It’s me –
Some friends a few years my junior recently hit milestone birthdays. You know the ones. They end in a zero. And with each friend’s
Just be yourself. It was advice from many friends and family as we pulled up to the small brick house in Maryland. I wore a
The year is 1981. I’m wearing my Care Bears Velcro shoes and my best rainbow t-shirt with matching red track shorts. In our front