I was 11 1/2 when I got my period. This lovely surprise visitor dropped in when I was getting ready for school one morning in November of 1980. My mom threw a pad on my underwear and sent me on my way, despite my complaining about the sheer bulkiness of the pad and the cramps [...]
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Art and Judgement Resolved
February 4th, 2012 
admin It dawned on me that, if you don’t follow me on Twitter and Facebook, you don’t know that since I wrote this post, so much more has happened. The whole thing took on a life of it’s own online. But also, in real life. I’ll start with real life. After I wrote the post, I [...]
Art and Judgement
January 31st, 2012 admin 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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
