We’ve officially done death both ways now: the sudden, unexpected passing (ie…the keel over) and the long goodbye (ie…dementia sucks). We certainly didn’t mean to do both in such close proximity on the calendar, but I suppose the timing offers a great opportunity to compare the two. My conclusion? I’d prefer something in the middle … Continue reading An Odd Comparison
Category: Thoughts on Parenting
So Long, Sugar Plums…
If you’re dreaming of sugar plums and also the parent of a baby adult, then let this serve as a warning: The holidays will change on a dime.
MommaPause: Empty Nesting, Day 8.
MommaPause: Empty Nesting hasn't gone exactly as planned.
A Note to the First Timers: It Will All Fall Into Place.
What would I tell those anxious parents experiencing that first round of college preparation? It will all fall into place, eventually. It really will.
Generation What??? Oh, They’re Just Winging It.
On Saturday I woke up much later than anticipated and immediately felt a churning of my nerves as I realized the new and improved, casual me had slipped out during the night. Dang it! On the docket for the day was a birthday tea with my bestie (scheduled at noon) but also a few tasks … Continue reading Generation What??? Oh, They’re Just Winging It.
Class of (Covid) 2024
If ever there was a perfect Class of 2024 party favor, why wouldn’t it be a positive Covid test? Covid? Wait, we’re still doing that? Evidently, yes. If I’d paid closer attention to the universe’s trajectory over the last eight weeks, I might have anticipated Covid as the wrap-up to its chaos. Perhaps I’d even … Continue reading Class of (Covid) 2024
Wistful. Why Am I Not More Wistful?
Do you ever have one of those reactions that, when compared to those around you, seems very much not the same? By the time you read this, our nest will be emptied. Why am I not more wistful?
How Doors Work: A Lesson From My Child
We are now locked into bottomless therapy for our son. We were locked into bottomless therapy for our eldest child years ago but it was always a bit of a blurry line. Had we really done anything as parents to truly scar that first child forever? As of a few days ago, as this question … Continue reading How Doors Work: A Lesson From My Child
University of Heartache?
Originally written for and published by Grown and Flown. Click here to read on Grown and Flown. As of November, my son had applied to one, and only one, college. We weren’t too bothered by the tiny number as we had no doubt he would get in and the pace of this college seemed to … Continue reading University of Heartache?
Excuse Me While I Sing When I Win
Last week, that project I was NEVER GOING TO DO finally came to fruition by landing on Audible, Amazon, and iBooks. Admittedly, I felt so much more proud of this checkmark than I did when the original, written book was published.