Category Archives: Motherhood

On the phases of life

It seems like a big shift is coming.  Sweet Girl is finally at an age where I feel most similar to who I was and where I was in life before I got pregnant.  That’s about 9 years! I guess … Continue reading

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Why connection is so important

I am writing this on Sweet Girl’s 8th birthday.  I have learned more from being a parent of this child than I’d guess she has learned from me, though who really knows how much we take of each other.  The … Continue reading

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Write yourself a permission slip

Remember that feeling of going to school with a handwritten note in hand from a parent? A note that held the power to excuse you from gym class or from an absence? Somehow that note left no questions unanswered because everything … Continue reading

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Dear Lady Jane: as you begin 2nd grade

You know that Bon Jovi song that goes, “The boys are back in town, the boys are back in town?” I’m singing, “The kids are back in school, the kids are back in school.” While our summer was pretty easy … Continue reading

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What do we tell the kids?

Scene: The family car. Me: “Why are all the flags at half-mast?” Mr. B: “Ah, you didn’t see the news yet.” SG piping up from the back seat: “What are you guys talking about?” Do you tell them anything??? I’ve … Continue reading

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Dear Lady Jane: you’re growing up

Sweet Girl, You never used to have all these ideas and opinions! Well, maybe you did, but they weren’t expressed with such moxy.  I wonder if they come from the media, from kids at school or camp, from babysitters, or … Continue reading

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