What to Do When You Catch Your Child in a Lie

I waited. I didn’t call her out on her lie. I just cocked my head a little, looked her back straight in the eye and waited for her to blink.

5 Obnoxious Things that Only Moms of Boys Experience

It’s been a long haul to become the mother of a teen boy. These are five obnoxious things that only moms of boys have to experience.

For You, Of Whom We Do Not Speak

Even now words fail me. I usually say “miscarriage”, but it was in some ways much worse than that. I was so sick. At the time we didn’t know why.

Children Are Meant to be Unfinished

I have to fight the urge to “fix” my daughter, fight the desire to change who she is. Because children are meant to be unfinished.

All of Her Firsts are All of My Lasts

I cried when she walked for the first time. And cried every time I thought about it for the following week. She’s getting big so fast…and each first is the last time.