I’m noticing a trend with women, and moms in particular. I see it happen everywhere. And I notice myself doing it sometimes too. Not as much as I used to, but every once in a while I still catch myself. We women are so hard on ourselves. And over and over and over again, we […]
Archives for September 2015
Not Your Average Birthday
Yesterday I turned 46. I’m not going to lie. Even at my advanced age, I still appreciate a good birthday surprise. My husband isn’t really big on surprises. And this year, especially with the boogie boarding mishap, well, I knew there would be no present from him. The kids did their usual homemade cards. Like they usually do, my […]
The “Best Birthday Everrrrrrrrrrr”
Three years ago, unbeknownst to me, Number 4 invited her entire bus as well as her class over for her birthday party. I had told her we weren’t having a party that year. I had tried to explain to her that having a party every year wasn’t a basic need, and that while our family […]
I totally get it now.
I used to teach fourth grade in a pretty wealthy school district. At the time, I was in my late twenties and early thirties. It was before marriage and before kids. In my district, it was pretty commonplace for teachers to tutor kids after school either at their homes or at the public library. Twice […]
Reminders
Last Friday was the first day all the kids were in school at the same time. And I loved it. I couldn’t wait for today, Monday, when it would happen again. And then when I was at Number 3’s baseball game this weekend, one of the moms there told me there was no school today. […]
Today was a great day.
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