Tag: growing up
It’s Not Fair!
I have heard this story a million times from my mother. My older sister, who had a birthday three weeks before me, received a...
If I Could Bottle Up Age Four
If I could bottle up age four, pictures of rainbows would always cover my walls. The letter “m” in mom would be big and...
On My Birthday and Getting Older
I turned 38 years old. When I was approaching 30, as a mother of two babies, my colleague told me that the best years...
I Am Becoming My Mother
“You look exactly like your mother!”
I have heard this sentiment for as long as I can remember. And until recently, this comment was met...
Playful or Hurtful Teasing: How Do You Tell The Difference?
When teaching social skills, it’s incredibly important to ensure that we empower our children with “kid skills,” not “adult skills.” Teaching our children to...
As Long as She Needs Me
I have a ten-year-old. It sounds as surreal as it feels. Sometimes I look at her, and I can almost see the baby she...
What is a Doc Band?
I had noticed it for a while but was hoping it was my imagination. The day my mom mentioned, “I think the baby has...
Forever Young
There are too many candles on my cake. I know, 40 isn't that old. It's the new 30, right? Well, I practically had a...
Liar, Liar
One of the most surprising things I've found about parenting more than one child is that they aren't always alike. I just assumed whatever...
Nostalgia in The Notch In The Floor
As my children get older, I find myself finding a bit of mom nostalgia in the strangest of places. Sometimes the stupidest and weirdest...