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I’m no stranger to the peril and personal freedom of staying home alone as a child. As a latchkey kid from about the age of 9, the first thing I’d do when I got home from school was search the kitchen for the best junk food I could find before settling in to do my homework […]
Dear Dr. Lady Parts, As I sit here on the noisy paper lining of your exam table, I’m unable to think about anything but the two very thin, very low thread count sheets covering my very naked, very cold body. I know I don’t write, I don’t call, but I’m here now for my annual […]
At the risk of embarrassing Boy Wonder any more than I already have as a mom blogger, I’ve taken to this post to reveal that he wet the bed until he was nearly 9 years old. I tell you this because bedwetting happens to older children and yet it’s something parents don’t talk like to […]
In love, is there really such thing as “the one”? The romantics among us would like to think so. Who doesn’t appreciate the idea of that rare and wonderful person who stands above all others and ”gets you” in a way no one else ever could? That person you meet and swear you’ve not only […]
I told you before that I think parenting is hard. It’s the one thing I’ve worked hardest at without measurable success. I know my kids are awesome and stuff but I won’t really know what grade I got on this 18 year research project for a while yet. This kind of delayed resolution doesn’t sit […]
Have you ever just looked across the room at your spouse and been flooded by emotion? Me neither, until last night rather unexpectedly. I was catching up on season 4 of Dawson’s Creek on Netflix (a mere 11 years late) while my husband surfed the web for some doohickey for his bike or whatever. By […]
There’s a new sheriff in town and she ain’t happy. It’s the fourth week of school around these parts and according to my calculations, it’s faaaaaar too early in the school year for the after-school madness I’ve witnessed from my fellow parents. Listen, I’m a reasonable woman. I’ve been late for school pick up. I’ve […]
No one jokes around about getting married for the second time more than I do. While I have no plans to end my marriage, the thought of a wedding and marriage do-over has its perks. You know how when you have your first baby you obsess over everything, worry yourself into oblivion, and make a […]
A few weeks ago my 5th grader was the butt of a class joke. It was a typical Wednesday when I picked Boy Wonder up from school. As he walked out of the gate I spotted a look on his face I hadn’t seen before, a rare combination of defeat and aggression. I immediately asked […]
It seems as if some people are born into this world with the innate ability to love themselves. Others of us aren’t so lucky. We struggle with our inadequacies and look to others for personal validation and feelings of self-worth. We’ve all be told that we need to love ourselves before we can love anyone […]
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