Before having children, I could have slept through a tornado. After our two beautiful daughters arrived, the sound of his slippers hitting the floor as he crawled into bed jolted me awake like a fire alarm. None of this...
Three years ago I wrote a little piece called, “I’d Rather Hang Out with My Husband and Kids. Sorry, Not Sorry.”
It was shared by Yahoo! Lifestyle. To say readers had a visceral reaction to my desire to skip the...
I love when my husband gets mad. He immediately screams, jumps on his phone to post something aggressive, writes a scathing letter to the newspaper editor, tells you why you’re wrong and he’s right… you name it.
Just kidding. This...
There’s no use crying over spilled milk.
Those seven words have been a life’s goal of mine. I have tried my hardest to not let the small stresses of life impact my mood. But try as we might, my husband...
After six years of silence, Adele finds her voice, offering up the ultimate divorced moms’ anthem in “Easy On Me,” the first single from her new album 30.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ASj1L6_sY
This morning, I woke up to a deluge of news articles about...
A popular saying goes that when couples marry, women think they will change their husbands and men think their wives will never change. Yeah… good luck with that, people. I heard that statement years ago, and it stuck in...
Dedicated to My Amazing Mother in Law.
I love my mother-in-law and she loves me. (My husband jokes that she loves me more than him because I gave her grandchildren!) We actually enjoy spending time together and I am more...
It is said that in the beginning, Moses did not have a name. He was born to a woman who didn’t name him or know what to call him. It was his adopted mother who plucked him from amongst...
The Meaning of Valentine's Day
I don’t need a Valentine, a paper with a heart.
I don’t need some Hallmark words with baby Cupid art.
I don’t need those fresh cut roses filled with reds or pinks.
I don't need a box of...
9 years ago, I was a single mom of a toddler, and I had just escaped an abusive relationship. I knew I wanted a better life for my son and me. I thought I knew exactly what that life...
It’s 7:50 p.m. My children are asleep, soundly. My husband pulls a wooden cigar box out of the credenza in our dining room, an excited gleam in his eye that I don’t often see. I ask for a moment...
My little brother passed away about four years ago. Every time I think about our complicated relationship, I think about our strange family tree, and the concept of “the family you choose.”
When I was in elementary school, my teacher...
As you know, Mother’s Day was several weeks ago, and I am glad I didn’t write this article about my hurt feelings in the heat of the moment. Count to ten and all of that… over time, how many...
DIY projects, or, for the uninitiated, do-it-yourself projects, are my current addiction, and I don’t see them going away anytime soon.
I don’t know if it’s my age or my way of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, but I can’t...
In + Around Vermont
Vermont’s Nonprofits: An Awesome Source for Family Fun
As warm weather and summer break take hold, many of us are eager to venture out with our family and explore the beautiful scenery...
