Mornings have become practically unrecognizable with the addition of two small children but amidst the chaos is sweetness.
Love is Always in Fashion
Bess is 97 years old. If she finds out I put her age on the internet she’ll kill me. She still gives us fashion advice and can tell you what kind of shoes every visitor she has had was wearing.
Just When You Thought You Had Enough
The discovery that her man has betrayed her leads our writer to seek therapy to open the trap doors beneath the betrayal. And what lies beneath is a shocking form of abuse.
Otto and Betty plus 12: Life and Love in a Big, Big Family
I couldn’t even begin to imagine having 11 brothers and sisters. I asked Frank questions, trying not to be rude. “Did you live in a big house?” He would simply answer no. “Did you have your own room?” Another no. He was then and is now a man of few words.
Middle of the Night: A Mom’s Reflections
I can set the clock by Hamish. It’s 2:30am and just like every other night he’s up to have a feed. I have woken up at that point in sleep that makes me feel as though I’ve been drugged. When I pick him up, all of my concentration is on making it from the bed […]
The Challenges and Acceptance of Raising a Child with a Learning Disability
When my oldest son entered kindergarten, strangers could understand only 15-25% of his speech. He had already been in speech therapy upwards of three times a week for several years. He was diagnosed with Apraxia when he was three years old.
Seeing Her Influence: Mother’s Day Musings
I count myself among the women my age lucky enough to still have their mother alive. Her name is Mary and she lives in the house I grew up in on Pine Ave. When I look at who I am and how I got here I can see her influence. I remember the rules of […]
Grandma Gets Her Wings…and Her Bucket List Wish
For the first time in her 76 years, grandma has her very own place, a bachelor apartment. It was just one of the things on her “twisted” bucket list.
What Children Don’t Understand About Mother’s Day
A farm accident brings home the sharp emotions felt by parents. When we become parents, we are suddenly vulnerable to feeling our children’s pains.
Princess for a Day
A dad makes his daughter’s dreams come true when she is magically transformed into a princess… at least for one day … at a salon in The Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle.
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