I was not always fat. In fact, I was always quite small. I was short and what you would call skinny for as long as I can remember back. I never imagined myself being anything other than that. I do not think it is something that anyone sets out to become either. I certainly never…
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Never forget
I remember. The event that needs no context because it has been the biggest event of our century. The Pearl Harbor, if you will, for most of us. I do not know many alive, of age during that time, who do not remember. School did not start until well after 9 AM. It was part…
An open letter to my friends without children
Hi. We probably haven’t spoken in weeks, months, maybe even years. Many of you cross my mind in the most random of times. I just don’t ever tell you that. I don’t know how to tell you that. When I let myself think about it, I don’t really know what happened. So, what happened? Maybe…
The L-word
L… You know the word I am talking about. The word that has so many people either divided or united, depending on the day. The word that has many definitions, but only one real example. The word that people either celebrate or downright abuse. The word that people either, well, love, or despise. Love. Say…
Just sayin’
I am not getting into the argument corcerning Target that has taken social media by storm. Yes, the one about organizing the toy aisles differently. Anyway, I think that everyone knows I have a degree in Human Development; I am proud of that degree because I worked very hard to get it. (It took a…
To my middle-schoolers…
To my precious (crazy, loud, dramatic, sweet, energetic) sixth graders… Did I say loud? (I thought toddlers were loud, but that was before I was locked in a room with a bunch of middle-schoolers. A bunch of middle-school girls really.) First of all, it is a privilege to be in your lives. I expect to…
The heart of a child
My firstborn is very sensitive. My firstborn is very sweet. My firstborn has the most tender heart of any child I know. My firstborn, my son, Liam, has such a beautiful soul. Everyone says boys are rough and tough, and he sure is. However, he has a such a gentle way about him. He is…
Raw
“It is just an old picture. One I never think about. I had saved it to my memory, but now it found its way out.” You see, the thing about a photograph, well, it can lie. It is a moment, forever frozen in time, that captures every hair out of place, every freckle scattered across…
Friendly fire
This is so hard to learn at any age. It is difficult to accept because it is so difficult to weed out the ones who do not truly care. They seem genuine, but all they really want is for you to be able to do things for them. When you need something, they are nowhere…
A lesson in living.
I am a fixer, by nature. I enjoy being in control. I like peace and calm, though I am not afraid of an argument or a fight when necessary. I am a pragmatist. I understand that the world we live in will never foster an environment of peace. I know there will never be tranquility…