It’s crazy to me that I am so impacted by the moments with my daughters, yet they are unlikely to remember any of them. I don’t remember much about growing up. What I do remember may be memories, or may be memories of videotaped and talked about events. I don’t know why I don’t remember the details, but I don’t. It worries me about remembering … Continue reading Lost and Found
Dear Second Child, Yes, the first child has so many photos. So many intricate descriptions in the baby book. So many mementos. So many journal and blog posts oohing and awwing over them. As the second, you might feel a little neglected. Where are my eight million photos categorized by month? Where’s my blog post about the first coo or the first “Mama!” or the first taste of a … Continue reading Don’t Worry, Second Child. I Love You, Too.
The other day I lost it. My daughter refused to walk down the stairs, to sit on the toilet, to wear pants, to put on her shoes. She complained about not being allowed to eat a donut for lunch, about having to wash her hands after using the toilet, and about having wet hair (after her long tresses dipped into the toilet water as she … Continue reading Here’s Why You Need to Apologize to Your Kids
It’s back to school time. And teachers are FREAKING OUT. Because it is almost Labor Day, and Summer is over. The to-do lists are out. of. control. The parents are already calling. The administration is sending a million memos, some in print, some in digital form, a mixed media medley of messages that are often vague, full of jargon and these many forms of communication do … Continue reading Back to School: A Teacher’s Wish List
Three. Three years since you were born. A quiet, beautiful, surprisingly easy birth after a raucous, petrifying, shockingly difficult conception. Three years since I couldn’t focus on anything else if you were in the room. Not because you are demanding (even though sometimes you are), but because I can’t keep my eyes off of you. Three years since I have found the greatest of joys in doing the simplest of … Continue reading Three.
We all know how once we become parents, it’s hard to connect with our old circles. Oh, we don’t think it’s going to happen. We’re going to get a babysitter once a week, we say to ourselves. But, reality sets in and we quickly grasp that trying to find time to hang out with our non-parent friends is about as easy as trying to spear a … Continue reading A Sad Reality: Trying to Schedule Time to See Your Mom-Friends
Parenting. It’s so hard to describe. It is witnessing the most beautiful sights in the world. It is seeing nothing else but your children, no matter what else surrounds you. It is a million gray hairs that appear instantly, overnight, the second you start trying to conceive. It is giving up glamour and adopting Hello Kitty Couture. It is really, really, gross. It is perpetual cleaning, … Continue reading This is Parenting (A Picture Speaks A Thousand Words)
I heard her footsteps and with my eyes still shut, still drooping heavily with fatigue, I smiled. She peered over the side of the bed, the top of the mattress reaching her nose, and she grabbed hold of the sheet, shifted her weight forward and grunted as she heaved herself up. I slid my head over as far as I could to the edge of my … Continue reading Soak it Up
When a runner can’t run, she is not her best self. When a runner can’t run, her body is restless. Her legs are restless. Her mind is restless. Nothing quells the restless like running does. When a runner can’t run, she sometimes gets pissy about people posting about running. Braggy braggarts! But, this only lasts a minute, until she remembers that not being happy for them will … Continue reading When a Runner Can’t Run
It’s the college advice I give to everyone. Take classes you’re interested in. Wait a couple of years to declare a major and then Junior or Senior year change that sucker up and start afresh. What’s the rush, anyway? Seriously. Here’s why: 1. Earning an adult paycheck is overrated. You might be sick of doing group projects “for free” with people who annoy you, so … Continue reading 5 Reasons to Change Your Major and Stay in College For a Few More Years
A Morning Grouch 