Ah, holidays. A time to gather together and celebrate the important things. Family and food. (Or at least that’s what we’ve boiled it down to.) If you’re like me, you’ve got 11 thousand people to see and places to go. It all becomes too much. Holiday survival becomes the question of the rest of the year. And the goal: survive the crazy without going crazy! In the years before our kids were born, it was easy. Sort of. An hour here, lunch there, dessert somewhere else. Add in “present holidays” and it can get even messier. For Thanksgiving we continued the […]
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Living in a Conservative World, I Am a Liberal Girl
I had a cousin ask me what it’s like being a liberal in the South. She lives in Seattle, one […]
Why I Don’t Want to Be Great at Divorce
My ex-husband (a phrase I never thought I’d type) and I are told all the time how great we are […]
What Do I Tell My Kids If Daddy Doesn’t Come Home? An Immigration Story in Modern America
“Mommy, my friend at school said that the president is sending all Hispanic people back to their countries. Is it […]
7 Tips for Planning Disney Without Losing Your Mind
So, you and your life partner have decided to take your Mickey obsessed kids to Disney World? Let’s talk […]
Why Saying ‘I Don’t Know How You Do It’ Is Not a Compliment
“I don’t know how you do it,” she said in her sweet voice and empathetic eyes. While it’s intended to […]
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This Is a Call from [Your Dad], An Inmate at…
My dad is in prison. I don’t think I’ve ever said that in any public capacity. It’s not like it […]
To the Man Who Chose to Be My Father: Stepfathers on Father’s Day
Gaining a stepfather is a tenuous thing. There’s this doubt because you know how easy it was for your parent […]
To My Mom on Mother’s Day, After She Passed, and to the Women Who Stepped Up
In the three years since I’ve had my daughter, I’ve used Mother’s Day as a time that I’ve used to […]
