The Day I Stopped Being the Perfect Mother
Two days after Valentine’s Day with a threat of incoming snow and ice my husband loaded our suitcase into the back of our SUV early in the morning. For months we discussed our son’s birth and how we hoped to raise him. Mostly we talked about the first few months because everything else seemed impossible. College? That was another world away. Puberty? Shut your mouth. Bottle or breast? Pacifier or no pacifier? We had that part all figured out. Our friends helped us paint the n
It's Okay to Want Your Kids to Go Back to School
Last week after snow day #3 plus one school holiday I was done. It was past time for the kids to go back to school. My husband, whose work is less flexible than mine, took off for snow day #4 so I could get some semblance of work done. When the school called to say they would open on Friday a collective whoop echoed through the neighborhood. It’s not a bad thing to be ready for your kids to go back to school...or summer camp...or vacation Bible school...or grandma’s house. A
