parenting
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Another Year
Today is the 11th anniversary of my mom’s death and I’ve been grieving extra hard. In the past, I haven’t used this day to grieve her more than any other day. I haven’t really needed to. For some reason, I woke… Continue reading
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Open, Honest, and Braless
Dear Mom, Sometimes I feel like I need to pinch myself. Like I’m living in a dream, and this can’t possibly be my life. Me, a mom? For real? A mom who looks forward to taking her kid to his… Continue reading
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Unwritten Letters
Dear Mom, Writing these letters to you has its ups and downs. Each week, usually every Sunday, I have terrible writer’s block and can’t come up with a topic to write about. The day I submit, I worry no one… Continue reading
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All Rolled Up Together
Dear Mom, I’m not entirely sure what day it is today. Feels like the last weeks have all morphed into one giant day like a dung beetle’s ball of poop. And yes, I just compared my life to the fecal… Continue reading
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Existing in the Chaos
Dear Mom, You know how people talk about the calm before the storm? Well… I’m currently experiencing the storm. I’m in the middle of it. The eye of the hurricane is hovering. It’s windy and treacherous and feels like it… Continue reading
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Thank You for Being My Mom
Dear Mom, Last weekend was Mother’s Day. The day we all collectively celebrate the person(s) in our lives who, so often, does the heavy lifting. Make the appointments. Volunteer at the schools. Sign the papers. Tidy the rooms. Plan the… Continue reading
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I Couldn’t Be Better
Dear Mom, Did you ever neglect to notice how good your life was because you were too busy worrying about what wasn’t perfect? Did you ever convince yourself that things could be better when in reality things were pretty great?… Continue reading
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Sitting in the Muck
Dear Mom, I’ve learned something about myself recently. I want to be more relaxed. I want to be calmer. I want to be easygoing. I love the feeling of moving on and not sweating the small stuff. I love the… Continue reading
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Confronting the Problematic History of Entertainment
Dear Mom, After last week’s letter about the magic of cinema, and in an effort to recreate the movie magic of my youth, I took my kids to see the old classic animated movie An American Tail. Jeremy and I also… Continue reading
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Show Don’t Tell
Dear Mom, Did you ever find it super challenging to be a parent? Were there ever any days when you looked at us and thought, “Now how the hell am I going to handle this situation?” Did you ever overreact?… Continue reading
Sober Letters to Mom 