Dear Parents, I volunteer at my children’s school a fair amount. I do it for a lot of reasons, but believe it or not, I actually enjoy spending time with school age kids. Most of the time. I complain about it and I’m often exhausted by it. Often times it’s thankless. Sometimes it’s downright appalling how badly…
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A Tribe of Mothers
I’ve been a part of many wholes in my life. Some have been more important than others, yet none of those groups or demographics I’ve been party to or part of have been as defining as the one which embraced me as a mother. Motherhood is not the sole definition of my life. It is not…
Good Guys with Guns
My sister told a funny story over Christmas. Our mother, waiting to pull into a parking space, was thwarted by a black-hearted parking space thief. Righteous and indignant, she got out of her own car, knocked on the window of the other and proceeded to tell the driver off. My mother didn’t swear or rant…
The Other 1%
Nothing’s gonna happen, Mom. Don’t worry. It’s a constant refrain from my children, especially as they get older. They are most probably right. 99% of the time, they are probably right. But I’m a mother. I worry about the other 1%. It started early in pregnancy when I worried my son was epileptic. It turns out he…
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 