The Mother Hood
The barren apocalyptic wasteland where I reside.
Parenting, step-parenting, co-parenting with a difficult ex, and the specific kind of exhaustion that comes with being the mother who does the work while nobody's watching. This category is not always easy reading, but it's always real.Double Dog Dare You and Other Life Lessons
My 6-year-old stuck a green plastic ball into his ear on a dare. The ER couldn't get it out. The ENT did. He never did it again. Parenting is something else.
Vice Device
Stayed up too late reading, my son almost missed the bus, and he went to school without breakfast. The constant failures of motherhood, summed up in one morning.
Martial Law
Kids acting out at Tae Kwon Do means laying down the martial law when we get home.
I Need a Vacation from Their Summer Vacation
I may need a vacation from my kids and their Summer vacation.
Mistaken Identity
Left a military career to stay home with the kids and found two types of SAHMs — neither of which was me. The middle ground is real. Just very lonely.
