Step-Mothers Get No Respect: Reflections on the Major Suck that is Step-Parenting
I raised him from age 10 to 18. He went to Navy boot camp. He called twice — once to get his dad's number. I expected a letter. Nothing came. Stepmothers get no respect.
Seeing Double
My coworker got nominated for employee of the month after missing three weeks — possibly for being in jail. I called out for a sick child and got talked about. Same old double standard.
My So Called Summer – Part 1 – Riding the HOV Down Memory Lane
Drove back to Virginia to visit my BFF after a year apart. She'd changed after her stroke. I'd changed after the divorce. Absence did not make the heart grow fonder.
Happy Divorce!
One year divorced and I'm not nearly as traumatized as I expected. Turns out getting busy living is a better strategy than crying into your pillow. Happy divorce to me.
This Krusty Wants Out
There’s times when I wish I had a button for the Omega-13. If I could only go back thirteen seconds to change my mind and take the other road… today I got stuck in traffic for fifteen minutes and let me just tell you, I wanted none of it.
