I’ve been reading so many stories about first days of school with a mixture of nostalgia, melancholy and amusement. There are tales of weeping, tantrums, and separation anxiety. The kids are having a few melt downs too. When I dropped my daughter off her very first day of kindergarten, so young, so tiny, so vulnerable, … Continue reading School daze
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Butterflies are sneaky bastages
I was about to turn 40 and I thought I was losing my mind. There were so many things going wrong with my mind and body, but they were all so disjointed that it never occurred to me that they were related. My mind seemed to be in a perpetual fog. I couldn’t remember anything. … Continue reading Butterflies are sneaky bastages
With a little help from my friends…
Band Back Together, a community created by Aunt Becky of Mommy Wants Vodka fame, if you haven't already heard, is a safe haven for anyone needing support and comfort when faced with seemingly overwhelming struggles. Whether it's a personal conflict, or something you're facing as a caregiver, BB2G is a place where you can share … Continue reading With a little help from my friends…
Personal Jesus…
I have very eclectic tastes in music. On any given day you will find me listening to Enya or Twelve Girls Band, Eric Clapton and the Eagles, Lupe Fiasco or Eminem, Metallica and Ozzy, 3 Doors Down or Foo Fighters, Adele and Missy Higgins, Saving Abel and Drowning Pool. My musical predilections are like appreciation … Continue reading Personal Jesus…
Six feet under
Like bogus notes excusing him from P.E. in high school, forging his mother’s signature on enlistment papers was simple. When he left, taking little more than a change of clothes and all the money he saved that summer, everyone believed he ran away and was up to no good. Months later, watching news coverage of … Continue reading Six feet under
He’s got CRAZY hair!
I mentioned here that my son had finally agreed to get a hair cut. I know some parents will question that statement: 'agreed to a hair cut.' I learned a while back to pick my battles with my kids. Hair was a battle I didn't need to win. Both were told to keep it clean, … Continue reading He’s got CRAZY hair!
Thin spiral notebook 