Radio Silence
Unless a friend is in the same city as me I probably haven’t seen or spoken to them much in the last 6 months. And even those friends...
Birds and The Bees Please
When we brought Richa home I dreaded the tough stuff…. the mistakes, the lying, and the misbehavior that I knew were an inevitable part...
Under Pressure Part 2
I’ve decided the definition of parenthood is feeling responsible for everything your child does or doesn’t accomplish regardless if you...
Under Pressure Part 1
The moment when past trauma meets the present is something no parent is fully prepared for. On a low key Saturday (while my husband was...
Show Me Love
Lately I’m feeling a little like a Russian nesting doll. Down deep is who I’ve always been…. a girl that loves music, football, dancing,...
Adopting a Special Needs Foreign Teen for Dummies
What holiday is coming up next? Can I put the aforementioned manual on the top of my New Years Day wish list? I have a feeling I'm...
Holidays and Happiness (or lack thereof)
It’s easy to be an angry mom. Angry because I don’t feel appreciated, angry because my daughter can’t show affection, angry that she...
Randomness
Keeping my eyes on my own paper is so hard. It was hard when I sat next to someone smarter than me in high school (basically anyone with...
She said Dad.
A wise woman (my mother) once told me that relationships are kind of like refurbishing furniture. Things sometimes have to get really...
"And you?"
This is how my daughter responds when I tell her she is going somewhere or doing something that doesn't involve my presence. "And you?" ...
