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I couldn’t help but feel offended that day. Affronted. I mean,
I couldn’t help but feel offended that day. Affronted. I mean, why was I deserving of that mean comment, that slight, that oversight? What had I ...

Someone is going to have LOTS TO WRITE ABOUT TOMORROW for Writers
Someone is going to have LOTS TO WRITE ABOUT TOMORROW for Writers Workshop. M.A. and I were raking leaves. M.A. asked to jump in the leaf pile. I sa...

I came home tonight after watching a killer last set in my
I came home tonight after watching a killer last set in my daughter’s volleyball game (please do not ask a whole lot of questions about the first fo...

When You Don’t Feel Thankful I stand folding clothes as we
When You Don’t Feel Thankful I stand folding clothes as we talk on the phone. A small stack of washcloths emerges as I reach the end of the pile. ...

Toddlers, pre-schoolers and kindergartners are so amazingly cute
Toddlers, pre-schoolers and kindergartners are so amazingly cute and adorable. Wise and witty. They are funny and insightful and precocious and downri...

In our house, if Husband is the voice of reason, I am the voice of
In our house, if Husband is the voice of reason, I am the voice of hysteria. It is 6:00 p.m., and I am simultaneously cleaning up from supper, emptyi...

There is a catch in her voice. I can tell by her tone that the
There is a catch in her voice. I can tell by her tone that the tears fall freely down her cheeks. She tells me her Youngest Boy has just flown out t...

The other morning, I had Youngest to the Doctor. When it came to
The other morning, I had Youngest to the Doctor. When it came to the eye/ear exam, the good physician peered into my child’s unshowered/unbathed/un...

She slouches on the vinyl chair next to mine, chewing her lip,
She slouches on the vinyl chair next to mine, chewing her lip, twirling her hair. Wrinkles creasing her brow. And as she sits, I wonder. Is she think...