Tag: parenting

A couple of years ago, my middle child started vomiting periodically. When it first began, we assumed a stomach bug and kept him home...

I’ve been friends with my best friend for almost twenty years. We met in high school, and we grew up together. We’ve watched each...

There is a scene in Friends, specifically Season 5 Episode 16, The One with the Cop, where Ross is trying to get a couch...

To My Dearest Little Embryo, Tomorrow is a big day. You’re going to be in for a wild ride. I need you to be strong...

When I told people we were planning to homeschool, one of the first questions I got was “What about socialization?” and I wondered too,...

We have an empathy problem in our country. The word empathy, while derived from the Greek word similar to sympathy, is actually a word...

One day last summer, my then-eight-year-old climbed grumpily into my car after camp. Following some initial huffing and puffing, she proceeded to demand that...

It’s Thursday morning at 4:00 a.m. You know your alarm is two hours away from going off, and another day of solo parenting while...

This is the second post in a four-part series centered on listening to lived experiences with racism. In part one of this series, we listened...

Happy International Women's Month, which is one of my favorite months of the year. Any opportunity to celebrate women awakens something in my spirit....

Two years ago next month, I watched my husband walk into a date, comfortably holding hands and laughing with his married co-worker. There was...

I grew up in rural northeastern Indiana. My house was right outside of town, so close that when my twin sister and I missed...

Take a look at our Christmas card photo this year, and you might think, “Yep, they’ve cracked the code.” Eleven glowingly healthy faces in...

A year ago, I broached the topic of another baby with my husband. To be clear, we have three healthy kids, our lives feel...