“Nine years is a long time to be ‘the only’ and you’ve been so much more than my only- you’ve been my every.”
An Open Letter to My First Born
‘We’re labeled ‘career women.’ It’s assumed we’re ‘being too picky.’ Passing by a new mother and her infant would rattle my womb.’: 42-year-old says ‘I have to defend why I’m not a mother when it’s all I ever wanted’
“When you’re over 35 and heartbroken over a breakup with the guy you hoped would be ‘the one’ or watch your close friends go on to their second or third pregnancy, it’s unbearable. The grief over never becoming a mother is one I will never get over.”
How a stranger reminded me that raising little ones is magical
I didn’t notice her at first. It was Saturday morning at McDonald’s. I was in the midst of cutting up pancakes, getting straws in milk and generally trying to keep our three sons quiet and (somewhat) under control. And, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a woman, gazing at our table. Her …
‘What I would want from my grieving children if I was gone on Mother’s Day’
“Watching my husband die was awful. And it was horrifying. But now, being a single mom is really scary.”
‘I used to think adoption was so happy and beautiful.’
“I didn’t know or realize or want to see that just because we’re a forever family doesn’t mean that the past won’t be a part of that forever.”
‘My 8-year-old daughter has autism, one child walked off, refusing to take part in the lesson because my daughter was on her team.’
“Does she have to be on our team?”
There Were Times I Wished I Could Quit Being A Stepmom
“I went through several years in my stepmom role trying way too hard, beating myself up at every perceived failure, and ultimately reaching my breaking point multiple times.”
The Trouble With Our Teachers
“It’s not that they don’t give a hoot.”
The stay-at-home mom conspiracy theory
Why didn’t anyone tell me this would be so hard?
‘I am Groot’ Student gets 95/100 on epic resumé/cover letter assignment; repeating famous Marvel catchphrase hundreds of times
Name: I am Groot
Objective: I am Groot
Activities: I am Groot