Sometimes in life, you have to take a stand. I typically don’t allow my young sons to amass large amounts of conventional media. As a result, it shocked my 7-year-old when I recently told him to sit down and watch the news with me. I wanted him to see the story of a heroic woman […]
Other professors may disagree, but missing the bus, being the sole provider for younger siblings, or working two jobs should not stand in the way of burgeoning scholastic potential. As another semester comes to a close, I collapse into my office chair and let out a deep exhale. My loud sigh is fashioned from a recipe of […]
My husband and I both brought children from previous relationships to our marriage. So we’re often stuck with labels like “blended,” “non-traditional,” and “step family.” But none of those is accurate. A Saturday morning in our house is filled with a standard dose of workweek exhaustion paired with weekend elation and the rowdy rumblings of three […]
It’s not about the party. It’s about the partner. It’s that season again: wedding season. Summer is synonymous with save-the-dates and gift registries and explaining to my husband why fatigue cargo shorts should not be worn, even if it is an outdoor ceremony. For many, the wedding day is referred to as the BIG day; […]
I, too, championed the Breast is Best philosophy, but what happens when what’s best for most isn’t an option for some? He came early. It wasn’t time yet. I hadn’t even shaved my legs. Keeping with the tradition of the second child treatment, we also hadn’t purchased a thing. What size would he be anyway? […]
