I’ll start with a confession: when my daughter was a baby, I faked it.
Every night, often multiple times, I faked it and my...
For Valentine’s Day this year, my husband “gave” me a pair of warm, winter boots that I’d purchased for myself. In return, I gave...
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...
"Dear House,
I call truce. Seriously, I do. I can't totally surrender, and I can't keep going like this, so we need to make a deal....
After a short writing hiatus, yours truly is back. Did you miss me while I was gone?
Speaking of "being gone" my 7 year old...
I’m not a big sports fan. I watch the Olympics, but not with any regularity. I tune into the World Series, maybe every other...
When I was growing up, I always thought I wanted something that all my friends had, that I felt I was missing out on;...
My relationship with my mother is complicated, to say the least.
You see, she is a drug addict and has been in a toxic...
When I got divorced, learning how to talk about it with my son did not come easily.
When I first told my 10-year-old son about...
I am insecure. Not all the time, and not in all situations, but insecurity is not a foreign concept to me. It's not something I like...
Kids are back in school, the leaves are falling, and stores are decking their halls with holiday paraphernalia. Good, bad or indifferent, soon the...
Attention all those looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift for those special moms in your life; I know just what you’re looking for!
While...
I don’t know what I’m doing. There. I said it… Are you happy, world???
This dad’s life is basically a series of hot messes that...
Before I became a parent, I heard on more than one occasion how difficult it was to maintain friendships once you have children. You...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
