Communication is a huge part of the way we operate as humans. We have evolved from the face to face conversations to texts, IM’s, and DM’s. Communication is a way for us to feel connected and while we were in Europe my daughter felt the void of not being able to connect with me. …
How many times have you heard someone say “These kiddos don’t come with a parenting handbook do they?” Years ago, when we brought our first baby home from the hospital, my mother-in-law gave me What to Expect: The First Year saying it was the closest thing to a parenting handbook. It is true, these…
“Please! Listen to this audiobook!” chirped my mom, “I know it could help as you try to make friends!” With my usual teenage flair, I rolled my eyes and acted disinterested. My mom had begged me for weeks to read Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. We just moved to a new city,…
My understanding and definition of love has surpassed the twitterpated feelings of a 20-year-old and evolved into the maturely rooted foundation of my relationships today.
The pharmacy cashier asked what my relationship to the patient was. “I’m her mother.” I was picking up some prescription pain medication for my daughter who was at home with my husband and still super emotional from one of the general anesthesia meds she’d received. Just an hour earlier she’d been medically oblivious as nine…
It was quiet. Too quiet in fact. My daughter tended to silently sneak away and find “things” to create her own artwork. My search led me to my bathroom where I found she had used her own body as a canvas this time. Covered in mascara I had a choice in what I could focus on.…
I’ve had the book, Among the Lesser Gods, on my nightstand for about four months. It was not for the lack of time or desire, but it was the selected read for my book group’s September meeting. I reluctantly allowed it to wait in my growing stack of books, but the wait was oh so…
