A few weeks ago, I picked my son up from school. He was visibly upset, trying SO hard to hold back the tears until he was within the privacy of our car. Before he could shut the door, the dam broke. In-between sobs, he choked out a story about what happened in his 2nd grade [...]
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Getting Ready To Leave, Getting Ready To Let Go
January 27th, 2012 
admin It was just yesterday I met her. Five year old, wide eyed exuberance. Bursting with energy, bubbling over into laughter. Hair thrown into lumpy, lopsided pigtails. Gaping holes where baby teeth once were, waiting for their permanent arrival. Scabbed knees and runny nose. Oblivious and carefree, crawling affectionately into laps. Eleven years later, the five [...]
Parenting But Stills and What Ifs: A Brief Thought of Selfishness
January 25th, 2012 admin Being a parent is NOTHING like I expected it to be. Although, I’m not EXACTLY sure what I was expecting to begin with. Yes, I love my children more than life itself. These people are the most important and precious humans on the planet to me. So why is it that sometimes I feel like [...]
Tags: Seasons Change
January 13th, 2012 admin Being a Mommy was something I had dreamed about as far back as I can remember. My favorite thing to do as a child was to play with my dolls. They were my first babies. I dressed them, fed them and loved them for many years, just like any good mommy would do. Dolls decorated [...]
My Son and His Beast
January 11th, 2012 admin My son has been living with chronic pain. He’s been battling a horrendous beast. When he was in 2nd grade, the doctor told us that, at some point, medication WILL be necessary. The last 8 years, I’ve let him deal with this pain in his own way, allowing him to slap away my helping hand. [...]
Mind Purge Monday: A Little Lost
January 9th, 2012 admin I ask myself what I’m doing. Often. I run around, chasing after something that doesn’t have a shape or name, I just know I need to catch up to it. To grab onto it. Maybe then, I’ll know what this elusive something or other is. That encompasses so much of my life; career, family…you name [...]
A Letter To Teenagers Everywhere, Specifically Those In My House
January 1st, 2012 admin Dear Teenagers, We parents know you hate us. It’s what teenagers are supposed to do, hate their parents. On the most part, we’re OK with that because we used to hate our parents too. Funny how, when you get older, you actually love and respect them again. In my day, when a parent said “NO”, [...]
