“No, “ I said, to the little blond girl with a pouty red lip, my daughter. She crossed her arms,… Read more Mother-Daughter Conversations: When No is Yes.
Category: Parenting
Twas Three Days Till Christmas
Tis three days till Christmas and in this madhouse Six kiddos run restless, drumming like grouse They hang from the… Read more Twas Three Days Till Christmas
How A Mother’s Love Enters Fragile Spaces
It’s ten o’clock and I’m tucking them into bed, weary with the breadth and depth of the day—up since five… Read more How A Mother’s Love Enters Fragile Spaces
When Love Calls You to Die
The boy stomped into the kitchen, cleats clicking on the tile as he muttered low, “He never keeps his word… Read more When Love Calls You to Die
Talking to Your Feelings
I saw him sitting in a stripe of summer sun in our friends’ backyard. Head drooping, hair falling forward in… Read more Talking to Your Feelings
Football and Love
They stride onto the dirt field stripped bare by too many pounding feet. Dust dances in the wind stinging eyes,… Read more Football and Love
When Your Kid’s a Little Strange
He’s a strange boy. Five-year’s tall and lumbers like an ox. When he drew his first breath, his neck rolls… Read more When Your Kid’s a Little Strange
Moving Towards Others Because He First Moved Towards You
Denise—my mural-painting, comedian-friend with a Tennessee drawl—knows how to know people. She brushes against edges, peers over walls, and says… Read more Moving Towards Others Because He First Moved Towards You
Fighting and Making Up
I’m standing in our kitchen slabbing PB and J on bread when two yelling, writhing boys trip into the kitchen,… Read more Fighting and Making Up
When Your Kid Wants to be “Awesome.”
The boy walks into the bedroom where I sit on a tangled mass of sheets typing out afternoon emails on… Read more When Your Kid Wants to be “Awesome.”
