Dear Jack, Eight years ago tonight, we met for the first time. I was the exhausted woman with the lovely epidural drip. You were the very red, very loud newborn who came roaring into the […]
When our daughter Kate was almost 3, I walked into the living room and caught her climbing the wall – literally. She’d scaled a wingback chair and stepped from the top onto a window ledge. […]
By Shannon Magsam Do you ever get to the end of summer and realize you never did all that stuff you planned to do? The stuff you wanted to do? And then do you try […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 For generations, parents have been taking note of first steps, first words, and first days of school. But today’s parents also witness a whole new breed […]
By Carrie Perrien Smith I can’t tell you how many times someone has pulled me aside and said in a hushed voice, “I’ve got this idea for a business …” They have that look of […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a countdown underway. My boys announce it each morning as they bound down the stairs to leave for school. “Seven more days of school, Mom!” […]
By Shannon Magsam I look down at my exposed chest and think, wow, porn star. At the end of each overinflated balloon, the nipples are covered in red, angry lacerations. The idea of anything touching […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I got a rejection letter for a book manuscript. It hurt. It wasn’t the first one and won’t be the last, but it still hurt. […]
By Laurie Marshall Being adept at looking on the bright side is one of the most endearing, and simultaneously most annoying coping skills I can claim to have. It has gotten me through some times […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Now that our oldest son has officially hit double-digits in age, he’s thinking of his future – his driving future. His 16th birthday is still six […]
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