Eight years ago, I gave myself a birthday gift. I started this blog, the one I’d been dreaming about as the next phase of my writing career. This would be a place to capture meaningful parenthood moments — from the hilariously embarrassing ones to the saccharine-y sweet ones. The past few years though, I’ve spent […]
On Your First Day of Middle School
Dear Big, One of my greatest joys this summer was watching you swim in the ocean. And, lucky for both of us, you did it often and with gusto. Gone was your hesitant entry. Your anger at surprise dunks. Your thin skin in cool waters. This summer, not only did you run at each wave […]
How Did We Get Here?
If you open Big’s bedroom cabinet, you’ll find a pile of teeth. Six, to be exact. The collection started months ago, without warning. A silent strike of independence, I guess. His rebellion stands in stark contrast to Pink’s first squeals of post-tooth-fairy-visit delight — just down the hall. When he smiles, you can see where […]
Moms of Summer: Forget the Socks, Look for the Joy
Lately my newsfeed has been inundated with tales of summer parenting fatigue. We’re just a couple weeks into this season of unstructured adventure and it seems one more stray sock may just be the thing to send moms everywhere over the edge. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying it’s easy to be surrounded by […]
A Glance Back
A couple hundred dollars of things ranging from much-needed milk to gloriously colorful fruit and vegetables to one-too-many frozen items that would be what realistically made it to the dinner table this week filled my trunk. It was the “what’s nexts”, on the other hand, that filled my thoughts. Need to shove fridge and freezer […]
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