I was not afraid of roller coasters when I was young. I stood in line, much to my father’s dissatisfaction, for repeat performances of the scariest coasters wherever…
Trigger warnings – description of sexual assault I was 18. It was the night before Thanksgiving. My friends and I reunited for the first time since we had…
I have seen people answering questions and making statements in Trump-speak all over the Internet and I have decided this is brilliant idea to use on my children!…
I never, ever, ever remember having the sex talk with my mother. EVER. The closest we came to having one was her telling me, “Just don’t do it.”…
My son had gone back to school after being sick for over a week, and I’d had enough of sweatpants. The weather cooperated, it was a glorious day…
A friend of mine told me recently that I looked anxious, that I looked really tense. It’s true. I’m uptight. I’m uneasy. I’m 100 percent tense. What solo…
Neighbour, First, your roses. I have to say, impeccable. Your gardener has quite the green thumb. When I drive past your house, counting Sheriff cars along the way,…
Let me tell you what it’s like to the parent of a multi-special needs almost-teenage boy and two sassy ‘tween girls. It is freaking hard. I’m not trying…
In my head, college remains a blissfully blurry, dream-like period punctuated by vivid recollections of hilarious shenanigans, poignant heart-to-hearts, and canyon-deep friendships. So when a postcard arrived in…
So, I’m 51 now and I’m not exactly the cupcake I used to be. Take my word for it and don’t make me send you unfiltered selfies, shot…
If laughter is the best medicine, then goat yoga can cure all of the world’s ailments. I’m not lying when I tell you that goat yoga may be…
I am at a four-day writing retreat with ten other women in woodsy, rural Wisconsin, while my husband is at a conference in New Orleans. Toward the end…
I have recently taken up a new job in London. Working is London is just amazing , the environment here at the place I work is so different,…
To the mom who put her baby on the floor at the airport, I’ve got your back, because apparently most of the rest of the world wants to…