We all have songs that speak to us for different reasons. Lately, the song Heathens by Twenty One Pilots has been hitting a sensitive part of my soul. The song isn’t even necessarily about my situation, it was written for the movie Suicide Squad (which I haven’t even seen). Yet, several lyrics in the song speak
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It’s my turn! She got more than me! That’s not FAIR! These phrases are pretty commonplace in any household with children. But they can also sometimes rattle around in my own brain. It’s no secret to me (and my husband) that when I am not at my best I sometimes tend to keep score. As
Soccer season is in full swing. I didn’t think my daughter would go for it again this year, but she surprised us. Last year, she was just kind of…vanilla about the whole experience. She didn’t hate it but she didn’t love it either. My husband and I were just glad she didn’t ask to quit
I never wanted to help raise someone else’s kid. Quite the opposite, really. Although I’ve always been fond of children, and have the most awesome nieces ever, I confess that for most of my adult life, I was perfectly content to enjoy the company of other people’s kids in small doses and a nicely controlled setting. When I ran
My husband and I recently celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. We had a delicious dinner at a restaurant in town, one that we’d never been to but wanted to try. Conversation and seafood kept on flowing as we sat next to the window on a warm summer night, and people-watched. He surprised me with a
My husband and I have been together for over twenty years. That’s a very long time. We met in high school and watched each other graduate high school, college, and graduate school, find (and change) careers, and become parents. We watched each other become adults and now we are watching each other age. We have
Some years ago, I was on the phone with my friend Joanna from Philly. As she filled me in on goings on at her office, in the background I could hear her boxer, Bella, making trouble. It sounded like paper was being shredded and Bella was alternately play-growling and victory-barking. Joanna continued her update, undeterred, weaving in
There’s nothing like the anticipation of a few days off from work, chores and a ringing alarm clock. There’s only a few times a year when us working mamas are able to look forward to a chance to unwind a little and let go of the daily responsibilities of work and a household. Two Sundays
I get a weird pit in my stomach when certain songs pop up on Pandora, or when I watch an episode of an anime series that really resonates with me. And while I do happen to have some sort of stomach bug at the moment, I don’t think that’s what it is. I am going
