Reckless Love
Here is the backwards way about life: the more deeply you live and the more deeply you love, the more deeply you hurt. Loving is […]
An Open Letter to Mental Health Professionals Who Work With Teenagers: 7 things you ought to know
March 2016 Dear Mental Health Professionals, 1: I appreciate all you are doing to help us: Thank you! I want to thank you for the […]
10 New Year's Resolutions for Mediocre -at- Best Mothers of Teens
Exercise daily– Health is important. You need to develop your stamina to make it through these days. Each day do a sit-up. Yes, […]
Parenting the Approximation
As I read the email sent home from school, I immediately had that, “What now?” reaction. When you have a child who was born living […]
To My Son on His 30th Birthday
December 16, 2014 To My Son on His 30th Birthday, I do not remember what happened on the day you were born. I never held your […]
Empty Nest Syndrome
Some days I wonder about this thing called “empty nest syndrome”. As I struggle with the day-to-day challenges of raising children, with the constant bickering, […]
The Drowning Child
This morning I read an article a friend of mine posted on Facebook. It was called “Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning”. I was actually surprised […]