When I first started this blog in October 2018, my children were 4 and 2. Where the heck did all those years go?! This one’s for all the parents still trying to hold on … From the window, a burst…
Category: Birds & Bees
Birds Of A Feather
Being and becoming, not to mention raising well-adjusted children, in this ever-evolving digital age frightens and exhausts me. Birds Of A Feather I careen through my days, letting the weeks, months, years ricochet against the collective chaos spinning all around…
The Gardener
I’ve never had a green thumb and yet I find myself in the role of a grower, a caretaker, clearing out the weeds and nurturing the blooms that were once implanted within my womb. Everyone admires gardens. The heavenly mishmash…
In The Deep End
“How did it get so late so soon?” — Dr. Seuss Every parent knows that sensation, that familiar cocktail of despair mixed with happiness, nostalgia, and maybe a little bit of nausea, when you realize your baby isn’t a baby…
“I’m sitting here by the red tree”
One of my favorite pastimes is sitting back and observing my 8-year-old son. It sounds so cliché and normally I’m not “that kind” of parent, but the more I come to know him, the more I appreciate his innocence, his…
Dream It, Do It
This poem poured out of my pen in January 2024, during a quiet day at Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter. I dedicate this piece to my daughter, Isabella. Dream It, Do It My eyes close as the mellow notes of…
Mirrors
Almost two years ago to the day I began mentoring with a writing professor. During this time, I have written piece after piece (prose, poetry, and memoir) for her consideration. Too many to count, in fact, and only once has…
Dancing Grass
I took my kids on a picnic in the backyard today. (Before you give me the credit I don’t deserve, I got the idea from a close friend, who did the same with her young daughter earlier this week. Thank…
Make-Believing Just Ain’t My Cup Of Tea
It’s been a while since I complain-bitched about anything related to parenting and that is unacceptable, so here goes … Not long ago I came across an article that proclaimed parents who play make-believe with their children are happier than…
Kindness Counts
The other night my kids and I were sitting on the couch reading Highlights magazine. It’s our first issue and seeing it arrive in the mail made me all ooey and gooey inside, bringing me right back to my childhood.…