Life, Laughter, Love...and Shiny Objects
Ohhh, the fickle emotions of a seventh grade boy. At some point over the course of last summer, in what seemed overnight, my little boy who still gave me endless hugs and enjoyed hanging out with me, became a middle schooler. One who barely hugs (unless begged for) and has a hard time being within […]
Being brave. brave adjective, braver, bravest. 1. possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance. courage noun 1. the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery. However, I would probably edit the definition of courage from ‘without fear’ to ‘despite fear’ or ‘with fear’. Because most people I know that exhibit courage, haven’t eliminated the fear, but rather, they’ve learned to harness and embrace it. They’ve learned to use it. And that is what […]
I am a proud swim mom. This doesn’t mean I swim. Nope. I prefer floating. On a floatie. With an umbrella drink. Being a swim mom means I am the mother, of a child, who swims. Did you really think I’d be doing all that hard work? Ummm…of course not. Anyhoo…being a swim mom also […]
It’s true. I do. Lie to my child. Because, even though we teach our children that lying is bad, bad, bad. Well…sometimes, there’s just no other choice. I mean, I try not to, but sometimes, it’s just so….convenient. And you know how I’m always all, I’m trying to write my authentic story and share the […]
My twelve year old son lives with mental illness. His first diagnoses, ADHD, came at the age of five. Subsequent diagnoses have since followed, beginning at age nine, when he was treated via outpatient hospitalization for five weeks for depression and mood instability. I openly discuss and write about our experiences as we’ve traveled this […]
If you could permanently get rid of one worry, what would it be? The possibility of self harm or suicide, committed by my only child. My answer is simple, although the problem and its solution, not so much. My son lives with mental illness. And this worry is a constant one. As mothers, it is normal […]
You guys…what a day. I’m a bit vulnerable and a lot exhausted. With emotions bubbling at the edge. Our evening was a bit of a tough one for several reasons. And I don’t have it in me today to spend the time I usually do writing and editing, and editing and rewriting. And writing some more. But I’ve […]
Here we are, day ten of NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month), in which I am attempting to write and publish a blog post every single day, for the month of November. Whoa. It’s tough, I tell you. To think of topics to write on every day, and then to have the courage and gumption to […]
This. ALL THE DAYS this. Anyone else? Lysa, an author, speaker and inspirational woman posted this on her Facebook page this past Sunday. There I was, sitting on the couch, under the weather and wearing my cranky pants, and unintentionally scrolling through my Facebook feed when I came upon it. It stopped me and my […]
Last night was the first Halloween in which I didn’t walk door to door with my son. I didn’t give it much thought before hand, but I knew it was likely he’d ditch me for running around with the neighbor boys. He’s twelve after all, finally ‘a man’, and I’m totally uncool…according to him […]
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