I’ve talked about my past struggles (outside of parenting) on this blog before—dark days that felt hopeless and lonely and never-ending. One of those times was at the beginning of 2011, following a rugged, painful breakup and a bleak, tear-filled…
GoT Finale: A Mom’s Watch Has Ended (Episode 6)
**This post contains spoilers from “Game of Thrones” Season 8, Episode 6** Everyone keeps asking me what I thought about the series finale of “Game of Thrones” (titled “The Iron Throne”), which aired Sunday night, and the truth is, I…
GoT: A Thousand Lives (Episode 5)
**This post contains spoilers from “Game of Thrones” Season 8, Episode 5** “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” – Jojen Reed, A Dance With Dragons I’m just going to…
A Quiet Rockstar
On this Mother’s Day, I wanted to take a moment to say “thank you” to the beautiful, kind, caring, and selfless woman who gave me life. I’ve always known that my mom—whom I endearingly call “Woman”—was a quiet rockstar. I…
GoT: In The Wind (Episode 4)
**This post contains spoilers from “Game of Thrones” Season 8, Episode 4** After last week’s “Game of Thrones” episode (titled “The Long Night”), I was overcome with everything I wanted to say about what transpired during the battle for Winterfell,…
GoT: An Ending Not Quite Fit For A (Night) King (Episode 3)
**This post contains spoilers from “Game of Thrones” Season 8, Episode 3** It has now been two days since the latest “Game of Thrones” episode (titled “The Long Night”) aired and, interestingly, I have not yet scoured the Internet for…
GoT: The Beauty Of Waiting
Last night I sat in my living room and listened to a “Game of Thrones” podcast called “The Watch,” which is hosted by Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald on TheRinger.com. (This is the same Web site that runs the Binge…
GoT: Friends, Wine, And Memories (Episode 2)
“That’s what death is, isn’t it? Forgetting. Being forgotten. If we forget where we’ve been, what we’ve done, we’re not men anymore. We’re just animals. Your memories don’t come from books. Your stories aren’t just stories. If I wanted to…
GoT Premiere: A Feast For The Seven Kingdoms (Episode 1)
Winter is FINALLY here, dear friends! Yesterday, April 14, 2019, marked the beginning of the last and final season of “Game of Thrones.” If you’re a fan of the show, you understand the jumble of emotions currently at war inside…
The Hard—And Scary—Side Of Parenting
Sometimes as a parent, we’re faced with unbelievably difficult (and often unthinkable) situations that both test and age us. My husband and I had one of those moments last night. But let me start from the very beginning. In early…