There was a time when anyone could send me (tag!!) a random meme and I would join in with abandon. My first tagging felt like an invitation to join the Cool Kid's club. It came a few months after my initial foray into blogging and it was as if I was given a sign I … Continue reading Confession is good for the soul…
Tag: relationships
I know you don’t believe me but…
... it will get better, you will survive this. ... even your compliments sound like insults. ... you are a better person, parent, and friend than you give yourself credit for. ... I don't like you. I have never liked you. I never will like you. ... it's still the truth. ... you are beautiful! … Continue reading I know you don’t believe me but…
Daddy’s girl
If there was ever a Daddy's Girl, it would be my daughter. Going into it, I knew that my husband would be a good father. He turned out to be a great father, even if his baby girl has him wrapped around her little finger. From day one he was a hands-on dad. He wanted to … Continue reading Daddy’s girl
Sadness or euphoria
Her footsteps echoed through the empty sanctuary, the sound making her flinch with each pew she passed. She imagined the entire town could hear the reverberations, knowing where she was and why. Lighting a candle, she chose a bench far from the altar, smokey with burning incense. She knelt briefly to cross herself, a niggling … Continue reading Sadness or euphoria
I need a wife…
I am a stay-at-home mom... my third time around in that role. Unlike the first couple of times ~ a year after the birth of my daughter, and 12 years after the birth of my son ~ this time wasn't voluntary. I went back to working in an office when my kids were teens, and … Continue reading I need a wife…
Song for her father
It was time to just walk away. The conversation was going nowhere, but downhill. Louder, meaner, more futile. She was butting her head against a brick wall, and he wasn’t about to give an inch. Grabbing her backpack, she didn’t wait for a break in his tirade, she simply got off the couch and headed … Continue reading Song for her father
Thin spiral notebook 