It was 4:00 a.m. when I was awoken from my slumber to a ping from my phone, indicating that one of our security cameras had spotted an intruder. A mostly naked intruder.
Tag: parenting
The Law of Kindness
Some quick housekeeping... This week's blog is the follow up to the November episode of Whine & Wine. Both the podcast and the blog reference suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to a friend, family member, or dial/text 988 for help. You are not alone and I mean that. … Continue reading The Law of Kindness
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.
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
Together At Last!
I wasn’t going to do a blog/podcast combo this month as this month’s episode is the final of a three-part series related to my memoir, What to Expect When You Weren’t Expecting. But…then I got to editing and was blown away. It’s a great listen. It’s a great listen for the blended family but it’s … Continue reading Together At Last!
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?
Voluntold: Calling His Bluff (or did he call mine?)!
My son just returned from six hours of bell ringing for the Salvation Army, a task that I honestly wouldn’t wish on anyone but one that was born via calling his bluff. It’s not that I don’t support this annual fundraising drive; it’s that I have rung that bell myself, decades ago, and I still … Continue reading Voluntold: Calling His Bluff (or did he call mine?)!